To those that run society and determine policy.
>People always matter at least to themselves.
Which is neither here nor there as to whether anyone will lend them a helping hand or let them perish e.g. in slums and poverty.
Though even at that one would be surprised. People left without a job/role in society often don't matter even to themselves -- low self esteem, turning to drugs, alcohol, etc.
I see this argument all the time here, but no one accounts for the fact that we live in a society in which people's worth is largely determined by their ability to secure financial stability. Who's to say that people without jobs, allowed to live without societal derision in a (best case) post work future would be inevitably reduced in spirit?
So, it's more likely that they'll be left to rot, than that they'll be provided for and allowed to be included is a "post work future".
I'm just objecting to the idea that working for a living is necessary for self esteem or self actualization.