@Tupp_ed that said, we do indeed need to facilitate a society in which there is slack built into our lives, rather then every one of us run ragged, and the most important tasks -- taking care of ourselves and others-- have been pushed into the 'optional, if you have free time' category.
Because #capitalism and its tool, the state, want us all to be efficient cogs in a machine with only one actual purpose:
Enrich A Specific Few.