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Eleanor M Owens's avatar

This is all I think about. I truly do not think humans are meant to work this much. Like you say, I’m not against working entirely. But I hate how life has to revolve around it, particularly if you end up needing to take a job you don’t enjoy just so that you can afford to live. It’s incredibly alienating to feel out of step with something that our entire culture revolves around. Thanks for writing.

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Maaike Brinkhof's avatar

Exactly my strategy: barely working (for money, at least) and focusing on living local. Being active in communities, making a difference in people’s lives. It has been freeing to choose this path. I cannot go back to the well paid office life it will kill my soul.

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