# The Anti-Work Phenomenon: Can you explain it? (plus, a new perspective on Work)

**URL:** <https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-anti-work-phenomenon-can-you-explain-it-plus-a-new-perspective-on-work/4688>\
**Category:** Harms to society\
**Tags:** idea, awareness, ethics, workforce, workplaces, anti-work\
**Created:** [February 19, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-anti-work-phenomenon-can-you-explain-it-plus-a-new-perspective-on-work/4688 "2020-02-19T07:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![learner2020](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.humanetech.com/learner2020/32/3100_2.png) [@learner2020](https://community.humanetech.com/u/learner2020)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-anti-work-phenomenon-can-you-explain-it-plus-a-new-perspective-on-work/4688/21 "2020-03-06T03:20:14Z")

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I have opened a new topic, where I’ve posted the earlier mentioned pending draft of my ideas regarding work, money etc. I realized I was actually trying to define “Humane” all this while (by talking about humane work, humane systems etc.)

> [@On the problem of defining "Humane"](http://community.humanetech.com/t/on-the-problem-of-defining-humane/4729):
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> Dear Humane Tech Community members, Defining “Humane” can be a difficult task. We live in complex systems that are inside other complex systems. Presenting a big picture thinking point-of-view for defining “humane” as well as offering some guidelines for everyone to consider while working on your own “humane” design, tech, policy etc. We begin with the simple, actionable concept of labor, and go on to define “Work”… The following text is a “draft” and split into 2 parts. It hasn’t considered “…

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