The speaker discusses the societal view that putting in effort is equivalent to being virtuous, which she calls "effort moralization." This idea creates a culture of workism, where people prioritize their jobs and work long hours as a way to signal effort. However, this creates a world full of effort rather than meaning. The speaker argues that we need to shift our focus from effort to productivity and producing something meaningful in order to create a more moral world.
1. Effort is often seen as a moral quality regardless of its productivity.
2. People attach moral worth to effort regardless of what it produces.
3. Effort moralization can be observed across different cultures.
4. Effort is seen as a quality that makes someone a better cooperation partner.
5. Workism is the culture of valuing a job as the source of identity and self-actualization.
6. The current work culture asks for the wrong thing, which leads to a world full of effort instead of meaning.