[in response to multiple comments + my own peeves about the things this kind of discussion brings up]:
We, society at large, need to stop thinking in terms of our "use" for somebody else and treating life like a dystopian Communist country, where everyone must have a role and "contribute".
Until we know otherwise, none of us chose to exist. Or had any say in the countless dice that were rolled to determine where and as what we started to exist.
I think society should be more considerate about the fact some people may actually be burdened by existence: Their dice weren't rolled the same as yours. They may just be looking for as little friction as possible and serve their time and get out, or actively searching for things to make existence seem worthwhile.
In any case, it's just not possible for everyone to be "useful", certainly not for all the billions of us, unless you artificially hold back technological progress or invent useless work just for some to pretend to be useful.
We, society at large, need to stop thinking in terms of our "use" for somebody else and treating life like a dystopian Communist country, where everyone must have a role and "contribute".
Until we know otherwise, none of us chose to exist. Or had any say in the countless dice that were rolled to determine where and as what we started to exist.
I think society should be more considerate about the fact some people may actually be burdened by existence: Their dice weren't rolled the same as yours. They may just be looking for as little friction as possible and serve their time and get out, or actively searching for things to make existence seem worthwhile.
In any case, it's just not possible for everyone to be "useful", certainly not for all the billions of us, unless you artificially hold back technological progress or invent useless work just for some to pretend to be useful.