Anti-Capitalist Sentiment (with some morality)

[CoccoBill]

^I'd assume some of that is explained by the difference in wages, more people falling under the barely surviving category. Factory workers doing monotonous tasks probably earn a great deal less on average than people doing innovative and creative work. The other alternative which I'm a bit hesitant to pursue is saying factory workers are simpler folks who don't care about their work having a purpose, or at least have slightly less ambitious goals regarding that.

[OngBonga]

I think the lack of purpose thing is important in factory workers. This is why they lack incentive.

The pay... I'm not sure that really matters. I mean wealth is relative. Someone earning £1000 a week, being offered a £5k performance bonus, might be more motivated to earn that reward than someone who is earning £10k a week and offered a £20k bonus. It's five weeks wages to the former, and two to the latter. People's idea of "a lot of money" differs drastically depending largely on income.