PART1摘录

以下摘录是本人手敲的。quot;Twothingsthathavealwaysbeeninvoluntaryconstants:tradingourlifeforsustenance,andlosingthattimethroughsenescence.quot;quot;TheIndustrialRevolutioneffectivelyfreedmanfrombeingabeastofburden.Thecomputerrevolutionwillsimilarlyfreehimfromdull,repetitiveroutine.quot;quot;Howwillweallbefulfilledinthefuture?Whatwillbethepurposeoflifewhenwedon’twanttowork?quot;quot;Therereallyisenoughalreadyforeverybodycertainlytohaveadequatelife,ifnotalifeofsuperabundant.SoIdon’tthinktheintroductionofmorelabor-savingdevicesisreallygonnamakeanydifferenceinthat.Thereasontherearepoorpeopleisthatthere’srichpeople.quot;quot;The85richestpeopleintheworldownthesamewealthasthe3.5billionpoorest.quot;quot;Aworkingpaidjobabsorbsanddegradesthemind.—Aristotlequot;quot;KarlMarxdescribedtheworkersofsocietyas‘beingalienatedfromtheirworkandwhollysaturatedbyit’.Hefeltthatmostjobsdidn’tallowanindividual’scharactertogrow.Heencouragedpeopletofindfulfillmentandfreedomintheirwork.quot;quot;Debordsaysthecapitalisteconomyrequiresthevastmajoritytotakepartaswageworkersintheunendingpursuitofitsends.Arequirementtowhich,aseveryoneknows,onemusteithersubmitordie.quot;quot;Thewayinwhichthespectacleoperatesistomakeofleisureitselfanadjuncttowork.Inotherwords,theideasofnotworkingandworkingareinsomesenselockedintoanunholyandreciprocalrelationshipwitheachother.Thefactthatyou’renotworkingisonlybecauseyou’vebeenworking,andthefactthatyou’reworkingisonlysothatyoucannotwork.Inotherwords,soengraftedisthatrubricinthewaythatweapproachlifethatwecanneverberidofit.quot;quot;Asproductionbecomesmoreefficient,workers’tasksinvariablybecomemoretrivialandmenial.Itwouldseemthatashumanlaborbecomesirrelevant,theharderitistofindfulfillingwork.quot;quot;Ourproblemisn’tthatwedon’thaveenoughstuff,it’sthatwedon’thaveenoughwaysforpeopletoworkandprovethattheydeservethisstuff.We’relivinginaneconomywhereproductivityisnolongerthegoal,employmentis.--DouglassRushkoffquot;quot;(Theleisuredclass)wouldsoonerworkforthemaninameaninglessjobandconstructafalseideologyofinvolvementandengagement,thantheywouldactuallysitontheirarse.quot;quot;Theneedtoearnalivinghasbeenapartofeveryculturalnarrativeinhistory.It’sapreconditionofhumanlife.Thechallengefacingthefutureofworkispoliticallyunclear.Itislikelytorequirenotonlyaredistributionofwealth,butaredistributionoftheworkload.Butwillworkinglessmeanlivingmore?Andisourfearofbecomingirrelevantgreaterthanourfearofdeath?quot;