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You could also offer two zero-pay activities (eg. cooking vs programming) to the same person. The willingness to do one vs the other will be different, yet they could both be considered work. A lot of people will say "you couldn't pay me to do X" while they frequently do Y for free.

This implies that your definition of laziness or Godlessness doesn't describe a consistent personality trait. The exact same personality seems to be more affected by the nature of the "work" than the presence of external motivation.



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