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It is better to play than to work for nothing.

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I have a friend who owns a fast food franchise and can't understand why all the people he hires are so terrible to work with, why they don't care, why they slack off, why they just stop showing up or work as little as possible.

Hard work is its own reward is not true across vast stretches of the modern economy.

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Obviously it's partly attitude, but if the work is unpleasant and your prospects are bad, it's easy to see why you'd be demoralised.

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yes, for sure. Sort of a chicken or the egg problem... why are all these workers so terrible vs why does this place suck to work at?

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