Editing Rat race

A '''rat race''' is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. Most often it's used to describe the conditions of [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[Wage slavery|wage slaves]] who are entrapped in exhausting, high-stress employment circumstances in order to maintain a basic [[standard of living]] amid rising [[Cost of living|costs of living]].

== Solutions ==
"Escaping the rat race" can have a number of different meanings:

* Abolition of wage slavery
* Implementation of [[socialism]] 
* Rational utilization of [[automation]] to reduce labor-hours and increase leisure time 
* [[Retirement]], quitting or ceasing work
* Finding lower-stress employment 
* [[Remote work]] 
* Becoming [[Financial independence|financially independent]] from an employer
* Alienation from the norms of society

== See also ==

* [[Work-life balance]]
* [[AntiWork|/r/AntiWork]]

== References ==