Glorified in Horatio Alger's fiction and in Margaret Thatcher's theft of 2
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:10, it's a huge component in US/UK social engineering (see "God helps those who help themselves"). Work is vital, but all too often "work" is defined by monetary value - you're a lazy bum if you take time off to scratch your DSP or abstract expressionism itch; you're subhuman if you're a janitor or groundskeeper (except for lovable Willy, of course). But if you point-and-click your way to wealth, like a day trader or a currency speculator, you're OK.