Hedonian View of the World

It is a Hedonian view that it is human nature for people to seek pleasure and avoid pain. They also adopt the view that most people hold in America today that work is toil. Therefore, the Hedonians make the connection that work is painful and people naturally will avoid work. I believe that this view is wrong because of a misinterpretation by America of how to run the hierarchy of industry and the Sayers view is a better interpretation of human nature and people's perception of what work is supposed to be. Like Sayers states in his article, humans are productive, creative beings and enjoy being productive and creative while overcoming obstacles in performing a profession. However, the current US economic system is designed much like the feudal system, in that their is a categorization of people into those employed and those who employ. From this the compartmentalization is broken down further into managers and supervisors and workers. This creates alienation within the workplace and this alienation leads to the work becoming toilsome. So, in the context the Hedonian view is correct, but, overall, the view is misguided because of the alienation that occurs within the current US economic system.