I'll never make it in a utopian society. I'm a free thinker. I can. If not, I can learn and will. I like work, the more physical and complicated the better. Forget lazy. I'm old - keep up with me if you can. Now that I think about it forget society too. People suck, I'd rather hang out with the wildlife and run around naked.
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You sound like you'd make it just fine in my utopia!
When people no longer have to enslave themselves in exchange for the freedom to live, they will be free to do whatever they like. This is the argument for a Universal Basic Income, and though there are a lot of things I disagree with about it (including the fact that it appears to necessitate government force, which I am against), I can say that I have always loved the idea of people being free to pursue whichever things make them happy.
Count me among those who believe labour and joy are not mutually exclusive. You love to work with your body. Some people, like myself, love to work with their mind. In a post-scarcity utopia, we would all simply be free to do whatever we'd like.
I like that idea. I just don't want it run by a centralised power prone to corruption.
Well spoken, I'd probably enjoy your company when the day is done and we are glutton with wild boar and fresh pressed wine around a nice fire. Hell who knows maybe we can both take up basket weaving then.