What did people without need for work do throughout history?
From times before the concept of employment existed, to aristocrats and wealthy people in the last 2k years?
They dedicated themselves to culture, music, art, philosophy, science, architecture and so on. They wrote books and plays and music, did research, played instruments, sang and danced, painted, played games.
Search any list of the 20 most important scientists in history and count how many of them where money-driven. Very very few.
From times before the concept of employment existed, to aristocrats and wealthy people in the last 2k years?
They dedicated themselves to culture, music, art, philosophy, science, architecture and so on. They wrote books and plays and music, did research, played instruments, sang and danced, painted, played games.
Search any list of the 20 most important scientists in history and count how many of them where money-driven. Very very few.
E.g. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-10-greates...