Exactly. People are trying to make ends meet. They aren't trying to optimize for money making for fun We're trying to eat today, and maybe someday retire, if we're lucky. It's harder than it used to be, so people are looking for strategies.
It's not some morally superior attitude to "engage in peace and happiness" blah blah you're just rich congrats
There is a very large gap between being "rich" and having to turn every moment into money so that you can eat beans and rice. The general point upthread is that for many/most people, not everything they do has to be a "side hustle."
(And there are probably quite a few people here who are pretty comfortable who still look at a lot of activities through the side hustle lens.)
People who are just trying ro make end meets with no hope of improvement do often adopt this thinking. It is that or alcoholism, drug use and gambling.
People need meaning in their life and work that mistreat you is not that.
I suppose I rather appreciate the lot of you who believe I am wealthy and therefore able to find happiness in life. I suppose I’ll have to disappoint you a bit and tell you that I am not wealthy and certainly not wealthy by most standards on HN. I simply accept that it’s my job to create my happiness. Nobody else will do it for me.
It's not some morally superior attitude to "engage in peace and happiness" blah blah you're just rich congrats