it's literally been true since this place was founded, and it's true today. most of the world is poor because you're fucking lazy.  don't believe me? the average american settler would work a 10-12 hour day, except on sunday, where he would walk or ride for an hour to church, where he volunteered to teach the bible to his neighbor's kids, or his neighbors, volunteered to help serve a meal to the congregation and clean up, or volunteered to greet and seat members and guests, until they walked or rode for another hour home, where they might take a half day to sit with the wife in the den or kitchen or living room, or on a porch of some form.  as wages overtook sefl-sufficient farms, americans worked 10-12 hour days moving 40 pound steel or wood or feather blocks at a factory until ford, then they worked 8 hour days next to grinding machines and did 2 hours of yard/house work or volunteer at the school or club, which they then doubled down on saturday, doing 4 hours of yard/house work, and 4 hours of volunteering to coach or run boyscouts, or clean a local garden.  you're a bunch of sad-sops, you're literally fucking lazy, and you think a 6 hour shift behind a microphone pushing buttons on a screen is "hard."
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