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What happens if someone refuses to work in a socialist economy? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago by PixelNomad@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I live in a socialist society, so basically everything is free. I don’t need money, so what’s to stop me from saying “fuck you” to my family and community, since I don’t have to work? I just want to party, sleep around, do drugs, and drink alcohol 24/7. I don’t want to work or help anyone that’s not me. What happens?

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[-] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Life is more complex. I do not live in a society that ia that socialiatic. I worked 26 years then said FU and probably will not work again. Money is more or less meaningless now. How is that different?

On the otherhand, my grad school was 100% paid but I also worked hard. I did not do it to make money nor did I need to work to pay for it.

Just pointing out money is less of a motivator then one might think.

this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026

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