• Cowbee
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    1 month ago

    You can be class-aware while taking pride in the work you do.

    • a lil bee 🐝@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I’m not disputing that, but the meme kinda is? I guess what I’m getting at is asking where the line is between gross overwork grind culture and taking pride in your work and possibly working a bit more as an investment in that regard. Other people have had some good thoughts here. I think it’s just about watching yourself and your motivations for working to ensure you haven’t fallen into the trap.

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        “Grind culture” isn’t about enjoying work or taking pride in it, but getting your money up via working and saving. It isn’t about taking pride in craftsmanship or skilled work, it’s willfully diving into exploitation to hopefully escape it.

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        Gross overwork is most probably coming from corporate demands, while prideful work is most probably done in a way that one might view as either hobbyism or business ownership.

        Big difference in those two; one being coercive.