There are more people out of work than jobs, anyone think this will get better? [View all]

[redqueen]

Can society move past capitalism and the idea of jobs?

We have so many people whose very identities are tightly fused with the tasks they perform for income. The inability to secure income leads to stress, poor health, depression and even suicide.

Has anyone here read The Abolition of Work? I'm sure some people have, and I expect to get a lot of 'bah, ridiculous!' type replies but we should really consider other societal options, I think. Unless of course we're all happy competing for survival instead of, I dunno... cooperating?

Edit to add a link for anyone who's curious: http://deoxy.org/endwork.htm