Before we dream about not working, we should ask people who don't work how it goes for them. And there is one segment of the population that does not work (in the sense of going to a regular job or school, even if that job is mostly working from home): the retired. I joined that group a few months ago. Soon-to-be retirees are counseled to figure out what they're going to do with all that spare time. So far I've managed to find things, but I can see that it could become an issue; watching TV 8 or 12 hours a day is not anything I would want to do. Many retirees take up other jobs (maybe part time) not only as a way of supplementing their income, but as a way to have something useful to do.
The article mentions composing a sonata as something one might do if one had the time. I'm not sure that's entirely a serious suggestion; I don't think many people even know what a sonata is, much less have an appreciation for them--and still less have the ability to compose one. In any case, the idea that many people without work would create art--any kind of art--seems dubious. I can barely draw stick figures.
The article mentions composing a sonata as something one might do if one had the time. I'm not sure that's entirely a serious suggestion; I don't think many people even know what a sonata is, much less have an appreciation for them--and still less have the ability to compose one. In any case, the idea that many people without work would create art--any kind of art--seems dubious. I can barely draw stick figures.