The “How much should people work?” meme is enduring because it’s a mirror that triggers rationalization for the reader’s own choices.

Opt out of the frame! Choose the life you want and then optimize for that. No more arguments necessary.

I haven’t seen the tiktok everyone’s talking about but Jonathan Haidt details in his book The Happiness Hypothesis that 3 key things affect our life satisfaction & affect:

1. Noise level of your home
2. Community involvement
3. Length of your commute & level of complexity

3rd one surprised me but makes sense!