Hive account@ronni, that's a big question with some interesting implications.

I'm quite satisfied with never being a wage earner again. I have little desire to "work," in the conventional sense of the word.

But now we get into definitions. Is blogging and interacting on Steemit simply because you enjoy it and getting a reward being a "wage earner?"

Is being an artist because it's what you love and someone offers to buy a piece of art from you being "a wage earner?"

I ask, as these questions have a direct bearing on what I would do with my time. I would write; I would create art; I would still collect and trade old postcards and postage stamps. Not because it were "work," but because it gives me enjoyment.

Suppose, for a moment, that you give me a million USD, and I can invest it in such a way that my investment yield is such that it is — in essence — a replacement of Universal Basic Income. I can have a place to live, food to eat and basic services and healthcare. No actual NEED to work.

I think I would enjoy the things I already DO more because there would a replacement of "I HAVE to" do these things with "I WANT to" do these things. So that's a win-win for me.

This is an interesting thought-exercise; resteeming this to see if we can get some more people into the discussion!