Years of working with volunteer labor is part of the basis I have for my pessimism.
By a "real job" I meant one when people actually depend on you, and you on them, to do something over a sustained period that is not all fun. Most of our experiences of this sort are paid wage labor.
jks
>
> And this happens in the environment of capitalism,
> where we are all
> poisoned by prevailing social climate. Fundamental
> human nature
> prevailing even under the most adverse of
> conditions. Of course the
> people most likely to volunteer their labour are
> most likely to be
> those who have not been too deeply scarred, and
> don't have to
> sacrifice too much. Usually.
>
> But to suggest that it goes against human nature is
> contradicted by
> the evidence. Humans are social animals, sharing and
> co-operation are
> in our genes.
>
> Bill Bartlett
> Bracknell Tas
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