Yeah, and how many people volunteer to do actually hard or intensive work? Just basic work that they are simply not getting paid for? I doubt there would be many. And to test this, just give people free money and watch them drop whatever job they have, because why would they work if there is no profit motive.
Now that the refutation of a statement straight outta communism is done, yes some people can be productive without a profit motive, but only provided they have sufficient financial security and have a different motive to be driven by. However, people tend to voluntarily work in ways shown here, because they enjoy what they are doing, which doesn't apply to most necessary work in society.
P.S. Just noticed the "Volunteer Firefighters" segment, and I actually don't know enough about it to confirm how widespread it is, since it would fall under the category of productive and necessary work. If anyone wants to post some stats below, it would be welcome.
Hard and intensive work : People who serve soup to hobos? Some people who work at Emmaus? And basically, any charity work!
I've also seen a library run only by benevoles.
Now that the refutation of a statement straight outta communism is done, yes some people can be productive without a profit motive, but only provided they have sufficient financial security and have a different motive to be driven by. However, people tend to voluntarily work in ways shown here, because they enjoy what they are doing, which doesn't apply to most necessary work in society.
P.S. Just noticed the "Volunteer Firefighters" segment, and I actually don't know enough about it to confirm how widespread it is, since it would fall under the category of productive and necessary work. If anyone wants to post some stats below, it would be welcome.
I've also seen a library run only by benevoles.