Maybe he was thinking, Arbeit macht frei
There is a little truth in both articles.
The difference between people who work and people who don’t is striking. You need only briefly view the welfare classes and the idle rich vs your average blue collar guy to see it.
While work may not automatically build character the opposite is always psychotic.
i like the opening lines about our collective pursuit of “honor”. People want to be seen as important....which is why they pronounced great moral verdicts on climate change, etc., rather than taking the time/effort to be a productive and meaningful person within the realm of things they can actually influence.
honor has become celebrity....social media feeds this frenzy of course