I would just like to take a real brief second and thank whomever it was that sent me a grand total of nine euros this month for Abolish Work. In USD that is around $10! I don’t know if they’re planning to keep contributing but either way thanks so much to them. This money…
Now, I’m not necessarily totally on board with New Work (it’s more or less a reform effort at giving us less hours, having us pursue what we love and doing that more sustainability through what Frithjof Bergman calls “community production”) but it’s interesting and worth checking out at any rate. Here’s the short introduction for those who…
(Nick’s Notes: Re-posted from here. You can follow antiwork on their Twitter account or at their “related and more established Twitter account @NewsFrames“.) Over a decade into the 21st century, we seem as work-obsessed as ever. Is it time for a progressive reframing of work and leisure? Antiwork is a moral alternative to the obsession with…
I’m gonna be looking at some various things this weekend so I can get back on the saddle and write a few more original pieces for next week. The book review of Working Stiff’s Manifesto should be one of them that I’ll be working on next week! Until then, enjoy this nice song I got…
Alain de Botton has some interesting things to say about work. Largely through personal stories and experiences. I’ll be taking a look at his book at some point in the future. But for now, videos!
Note: The following is an excerpt from the 22nd chapter from George Orwell’s first full length book “Down and Out in Paris and London”. In the chapters leading up to this one the author describes the lives of people working as Plonguers or dishwashers at luxury hotels and restaurants in Paris. In the book he…
Taken from here and excerpted from Gorz’s Critique of Economic Reason: Summary for Trade Unionists and Other Left Activists. THE CRISIS OF WORK 1.1. The Ideology of Work Work for economic ends has not always been the dominant activity of mankind. It has only been dominant across the whole of society since the advent of…