37. However, why are people attracted to it?

When you write it up to this point, it might seem like a simple story of "people being deceived." However, that alone cannot explain the phenomenon. There are problems with modern society itself behind why this ideology is so attractive.

Long working hours, a merit-based system, competition, unstable employment, interpersonal relationships, comparisons on social media, the concept of individual responsibility, and the feeling that "if you don't keep trying, you will be left behind." In such a society, the words "you no longer have to try so hard" resonate deeply with people who are tired.

38. There is a real problem at the starting point.

Therefore, if you simply dismiss the idea of "doing nothing" as something ridiculous, you lose sight of why people are drawn to it. At its starting point, there are quite legitimate questions such as: "Are humans only meant to live for work?", "Is continuous economic growth truly happiness?", "Is it acceptable to measure human value by their achievements?", "Is mass production and mass consumption sustainable?", and "Is it necessary for humans to manage all of nature?". The counterculture movement of the 1960s, natural farming, the ecology movement, and anti-consumerism all originated from these questions. The problem is not the question itself.

39. The moment when criticism turns into "magic."

It is interesting that, from a certain point on, the social criticism shifts to a magical causal relationship.

• The claim that "only wage labor is a valuable activity" is a social ideology. However, if it leads to the statement "therefore, you don't need to work because the universe will give you money," then it becomes magical causality.

• The claim that "humans are excessively managing nature" is an environmental idea. However, if it leads to the statement "therefore, if we leave things to nature, everything necessary for humans will be provided," then it becomes a different argument.

• The claim that "human value cannot be determined solely by productivity" is an ethical discussion. However, if it leads to the statement "valuable people will physically attract wealth," then it's a completely different story.

This moment of crossing the boundary is important.

>