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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Can't help but wonder what the employment landscape would look like if work wasn't tied to life necessities. If housing and food and Healthcare were already covered, what would people choose to do?
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1ca75238 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d I'd fix bikes, do some type of art, and get really into living history/archaeology with a focus on pre-industrial home and shelter-building techniques.
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Passenger | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d 

Disclaimer: I'm a very privileged guy.

90% of my work is stuff I really enjoy and would do for free, although I would do it slower and take more care over it.

10% is stuff you couldn't pay me to do, that there is no way I would do if I wasn't coerced into it.

If I was working totally without coercion, I'd spend a lot more time teaching. Data engineering (and more broadly data in general) is really bad about not getting the experienced people to teach the newer people, and this is something I'd like to overcome.