Monday, November 20, 2006

New world order, please

I have come to understand that any job I could possibly have entails the production of goods or services. I have nothing against goods or services - in fact, I quite enjoy both. These goods and services are produced to either:
  1. add entertainment value to our lives (television shows, durable goods like the Wii, CDs, etc.) OR
  2. to make life easier for us (Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Monistat 1-day, etc.)
The latter give us more time to enjoy the former, in theory. However, this is not the case. It simply means that we have more time to work so that we can enjoy durable goods and pay for such luxuries as housing, electricity and food (and the ever increasing price of such goods). Call me crazy, but I actually want to enjoy these durable goods and not just think about spending time with them whenever I have a spare moment from work.

My point is that I have no desire to work more than I am working - in fact, I want to work less. Or not at all. Though this is not an option unless I either marry well or become a drug dealer or sex worker, I will just imagine the things that I would do if I didn't need health insurance and bill money:
  • spend more time with loved ones, though this is difficult as they have jobs, but this is first priority
  • learn an instrument (or a couple), maybe even join a band with other nonworking fun guys
  • travel, mainly having to stay in hostels or bumming around, but traveling - anywhere, really - ideally space travel, but alas, we are not there yet
  • learn languages for fun and for said travel (Arabic, French and Esparanto especially)
  • write The Great American Novel (so cliched it's disgusting, but I'm being honest)
  • learn a martial art
  • community work - battered women, abused children, mentoring
  • be in a theater production
  • learn how to make really good pastry dough
  • catch up on great movies and literature
This is just a start - I think that I could fill up my time if I didn't work. Need to figure out a way - maybe move to Italy. They haven't produced anything in a long time and don't care if you sit around smoking in a cafe all day.

Or maybe I'll just sit around watching television all day. That could very well happen. I amend my day to include watching television and movies, reading, eating and having sex. What else does a person need?

1 comment:

Quintam said...

That's why we should start a commune.