People run marathons for fun. They fight each other for fun. They risk their life to have fun by climbing mountains. But nobody works a steady job for fun. That's because its real hard work.
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It's because the product of their labor is taken from them and they are worked like animals.
People love to do activities where their efforts and rewards have a strong correlation to each other. Athletics are an activity where hard work pays off. That's rare at a job.
This. Whether I pour my heart and soul into doing the most amazing work or just do something mediocre but passable, I get paid the same at the end of the month. Also, the reward for doing great work is more work (but not necessarily more money), so shareholders can go to hell as far as I'm concerned.
Like those things, you can quit work anytime, but unlike them, you sure as hell can't wake up one day and think "Yeah, I'll get back to that work today"
Untrue, fair amount of old folks are so workbrained they keep a job after retirement as a hobby. One guy I know put in ridiculous hours because he would be at the bar otherwise.
I'm envious of people who love their job.