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>>22767658
All meaningful developments in society have as their foundation freedom from labour. Our earliest ancestors—who does not properly deserve to be called ‘Man’—lived only for his subsistence; in the bloody slough of nature all struggled only for his next meal, trapped in a cycle of prey and predation; a life of impermanence, a perpetual present, where nothing lasting could be made. But from this chaotic period arose, as if by divine providence, the invention that would raise man from beast and lay the foundation of the gradual, glacial emancipation of mankind—agriculture. These earliest farmers barely lived better than their bestial forebears, but they were capable of some permanence—to reach and claw at the future, and heave, if only a little, of his work there. So the first act of defiance of man against time. These early men are our Prometheus: who, willing to have his liver pecked out by a thousand back-breaking days, passed us a most treasured gift: the possibility of freedom from necessity. Through ingenuity and craft, little by little, they improved their yields; now a little seed saved, now a bountiful harvest, now an extra row tilled, each time eking out a little more from the jealous clutch of nature. From this process a miracle occurred, the greatest miracle of all humanity: Enough was produced so that one was able to live off the labour of another, without the need to labour himself. This marked the end of an epoch, and the beginning of another—the invention of the division of labour. So exploded human development, where those freed from direct subsistence could explore the new summits of the human mind. In metallurgy, in poetry, in religious rites, in astronomy, mathematics, geometry, philosophy, science—all first required liberation from subsistence labour.
History is divided between two groups: those who worked for their subsistence, and those who subsisted on the work of others.The Brahmin of India, the Buddhist Bikkhu, the Rabbi, Priest and Imam—all spiritual leaders are freed from labour and employment, respected by all, to pursue the highest spiritual and intellectual pursuits. All espouse forsaking the path of greed as required for salvation. The medicant a symbol of the nobility of his position. Aristocrats and Nobles, elevated above subsistence by the labour of others, shared this gift with the artistic class through systems of patronage, bequeathing the world with the treasures of the human spirit.

>>17747607
Its true

Excerpts from The NEET Manifesto (WIP)
>All meaningful developments in society have as their foundation freedom from labour. Our earliest ancestors—who does not properly deserve to be called ‘Man’—lived only for his subsistence; in the bloody slough of nature all struggled only for his next meal, trapped in a cycle of prey and predation; a life of impermanence, a perpetual present, where nothing lasting could be made. But from this chaotic period arose, as if by divine providence, the invention that would raise man from beast and lay the foundation of the gradual, glacial emancipation of mankind—agriculture. These earliest farmers barely lived better than their bestial forebears, but they were capable of some permanence—to reach and claw at the future, and heave, if only a little, of his work there. So the first act of defiance of man against time. These early men are our Prometheus: who, willing to have his liver pecked out by a thousand back-breaking days, passed us a most treasured gift: the possibility of freedom from necessity. Through ingenuity and craft, little by little, they improved their yields; now a little seed saved, now a bountiful harvest, now an extra row tilled, each time eking out a little more from the jealous clutch of nature. From this process a miracle occurred, the greatest miracle of all humanity: Enough was produced so that one was able to live off the labour of another, without the need to labour himself. This marked the end of an epoch, and the beginning of another—the invention of the division of labour. So exploded human development, where those freed from direct subsistence could explore the new summits of the human mind. In metallurgy, in poetry, in religious rites, in astronomy, mathematics, geometry, philosophy, science—all first required liberation from subsistence labour.
>History is divided between two groups: those who worked for their subsistence, and those who subsisted on the work of others.
>The Brahmin of India, the Buddhist Bikkhu, the Rabbi, Priest and Imam—all spiritual leaders are freed from labour and employment, respected by all, to pursue the highest spiritual and intellectual pursuits. All espouse forsaking the path of greed as required for salvation. The medicant a symbol of the nobility of his position.
>Aristocrats and Nobles, elevated above subsistence by the labour of others, shared this gift with the artistic class through systems of patronage, bequeathing the world with the treasures of the human spirit.

>>16285068
Excerpts from The NEET Manifesto (WIP)
>All meaningful developments in society have as their foundation freedom from labour. Our earliest ancestors—who does not properly deserve to be called ‘Man’—lived only for his subsistence; in the bloody slough of nature all struggled only for his next meal, trapped in a cycle of prey and predation; a life of impermanence, a perpetual present, where nothing lasting could be made. But from this chaotic period arose, as if by divine providence, the invention that would raise man from beast and lay the foundation of the gradual, glacial emancipation of mankind—agriculture. These earliest farmers barely lived better than their bestial forebears, but they were capable of some permanence—to reach and claw at the future, and heave, if only a little, of his work there. So the first act of defiance of man against time. These early men are our Prometheus: who, willing to have his liver pecked out by a thousand back-breaking days, passed us a most treasured gift: the possibility of freedom from necessity. Through ingenuity and craft, little by little, they improved their yields; now a little seed saved, now a bountiful harvest, now an extra row tilled, each time eking out a little more from the jealous clutch of nature. From this process a miracle occurred, the greatest miracle of all humanity: Enough was produced so that one was able to live off the labour of another, without the need to labour himself. This marked the end of an epoch, and the beginning of another—the invention of the division of labour. So exploded human development, where those freed from direct subsistence could explore the new summits of the human mind. In metallurgy, in poetry, in religious rites, in astronomy, mathematics, geometry, philosophy, science—all first required liberation from subsistence labour.
>History is divided between two groups: those who worked for their subsistence, and those who subsisted on the work of others.
The Brahmin of India, the Buddhist Bikkhu, the Rabbi, Priest and Imam—all spiritual leaders are freed from labour and employment, respected by all, to pursue the highest spiritual and intellectual pursuits. All espouse forsaking the path of greed as required for salvation. The medicant a symbol of the nobility of his position.
>Aristocrats and Nobles, elevated above subsistence by the labour of others, shared this gift with the artistic class through systems of patronage, bequeathing the world with the treasures of the human spirit.

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