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Diez
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So are you saying that all jobs are without a purpose?

And have you tried living the dream? I'm not saying I know better, I'm just curious. :)
neither do i, for me a job is any remunerated activity that keeps you 'busy' with rules, deadlines, and the fucking christmas party :p we all choose our paths depending on the following waterfall 1 how much we want to be remunerated then availability of work then how much of that rules shit the work comes with we are willing to put up with. Now if someone has the luxury or foolishness to pursue a passion, for me, it stops being a job, kinda like with @Kate her passion could be reading books she would do it whether she gets paid or not.

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We have a cultural difference here. And now it's safe to say Denmark>USA
He doesn't live in a country where it's possible.
so many assumptions, little to no truth in any of the above

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There must be some who genuinely prefer doing nothing. Maybe the cultural difference is really that big?

There must be tons of books written about this stuff. Any recommendations? Don't care if it's fiction or not.
youd be a fool to not consider the historical effects of protestant ethics of work in predominately protestant societies
 

Völler

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May 6, 2012
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neither do i, for me a job is any remunerated activity that keeps you 'busy' with rules, deadlines, and the fucking christmas party :p we all choose our paths depending on the following waterfall 1 how much we want to be remunerated then availability of work then how much of that rules shit the work comes with we are willing to put up with. Now if someone has the luxury or foolishness to pursue a passion, for me, it stops being a job, kinda like with @Kate her passion could be reading books she would do it whether she gets paid or not.
For me job and passion aren't polar opposites. Your definition of a job seems to be limited to a regular nine to five job that you have to hate. That's a quite different view than mine. :)
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
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For me job and passion aren't polar opposites. Your definition of a job seems to be limited to a regular nine to five job that you have to hate. That's a quite different view than mine. :)

it's not about polar opposites, job and passion cannot be interchanged, thus the right nomenclature is to be used. Like i said passion doesnt need remuneration, job does. Before the rise of civilization, looking for food was the job and you just had to do it, it has nothing to do with passion.
 

Völler

Always spot on
May 6, 2012
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it's not about polar opposites, job and passion cannot be interchanged, thus the right nomenclature is to be used. Like i said passion doesnt need remuneration, job does. Before the rise of civilization, looking for food was the job and you just had to do it, it has nothing to do with passion.
But passion and job can be combined today! If you get paid for your passion, then it's a job (if you ask me).

remuneration is a new word for me.
'nomenclature' for me. :D
 

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