Être et devoir

How things work, how we work, and what we work on shape both the world around us and our place within it. Understanding who benefits from work, how roles are defined, and what is recognized as labor gives us a way to navigate systems that often keep their workings hidden. Not all work is labor. Income is generated not only through effort but also through ownership, delegation, mediation, and financial transactions. The time we spend, the attention we give, and the ways money moves shape our lives while revealing deeper patterns of power and control. What is seen as essential, who holds influence, and under what conditions, these questions tell us something about the structures that shape both work and life.