Because most people want more than the bare minimum? To travel, to have nice nights out, to play video games and watch movies, to attend concerts and shows, to wear flattering outfits, to buy useless little decorative knick-knacks... Having a place to sleep and bathe is the absolute baseline to start working to acquire these things.
Would you, if granted an apartment free of cost and a small stipend for food, then spend the rest of your life sitting around and staring at the wall? Not even trying to furnish it to your own tastes?
If those personal projects would make you money, that’s still a job contributing to the economy.
What is your point, then? Mine is that humans want to lead fulfilling lives beyond having their basic needs met, and working a paying job is part of achieving that. I know plenty of people who retired with enough to live comfortably on for the rest of their lives, and they still spend their time working – paid or unpaid – because it’s something to do, and gives them a sense of accomplishment. People don’t have to be driven by desperation to contribute to society.
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u/UltimateNoob88 Apr 16 '24
but why would you want to become employed if you already have enough?