Don’t hustle: Laziness is good for you
Channel: ItHadToBeSaid
Date: 2023-12-16

Why do we work hard? Why do we feel guilty for being “unproductive”? Why do we need motivation? Why are we so tired and depressed? The answers are connected.

0:00 intro: work under capitalism
2:53 what is laziness?
6:39 the motivation industry
11:47 hustle-and-burn-out culture
15:56 be lazier

Sources:

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price (I suggest accessing this and all other books I cite on this channel through https://zlibrary-ca.se/, http://libgen.is/ or https://www.pdfdrive.com/, or, like, a library)

The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han

The Origin of Capitalism: a Longer View by Ellen Meiksins-Wood

“Hustle culture” has racist roots: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/04/03/826015780/when-the-hustle-isnt-enough 

Tang ping (躺平/lie flat): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_ping

Other links:

Hard work is a grift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsfWLMO4ho 

Anti-work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP0nBIO1Qo8 

Manifesto against Labour: https://www.krisis.org/1999/manifesto-against-labour/ 

You don’t have to contribute to society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tigCAIEOG9o 

A transcript of this video is available at https://theruleoffreedom.wordpress.com/2023/12/16/dont-hustle-laziness-is-good-for-you/