>On the other hand, you could find a sort of work you enjoy, rather than treating it as something be endured in exchange for money.
I think that having enough money that you can choose a job based on joy rather than monetary remuneration helps a lot with that. Having money also makes it a lot easier and less scary to leave jobs when the working environment turns bad.
>Why not both. If your in tech and enjoy it you can do it.
Let us go in to this further. Yes, most of the technical people I know have pretty good working conditions.
However. Most of the technical people I know work for companies that either make weapons or sell advertising.
The vast majority of the available high-paying technical jobs actively contribute to making the world a worse place.
Now, I am not claiming to have clean hands either; I'm not trying to shame anyone else. I'm just saying that most of us would feel better if, you know, we could move away from killing people and/or making them spend money on garbage they don't need, and on to creating something that actually improves humanity.
The thing is, having a positive impact is difficult on it's own. When you've got rent to pay, the easy job solving interesting problems that ultimately make banzi buddy slightly more effective starts looking pretty good.
>Why not both. If your in tech and enjoy it you can do it.
Clearly, that is the goal.
If you are claiming that having a safety net to fall back on doesn't put you in a better position to chose work you enjoy (or rather, avoid work you find unpleasant) - I don't think you are being honest.
I think that having enough money that you can choose a job based on joy rather than monetary remuneration helps a lot with that. Having money also makes it a lot easier and less scary to leave jobs when the working environment turns bad.