Why housework is always too much

Snobbery and exercise

Throughout history, slaves and peasants did the hard work. Useful work was thought undignified. Indeed, most of it then was dreadful toil. The upper classes got their exercises at sports, hunting and gymnasiums.

Chinese mandarins even grew their fingernails about a foot long to prove they did no manual work.

Today machines can do the dreadful toil. Thank goodness. But should we still be snobs about useful work that is healthy exercise for us? And as by-products, you will save carbon emissions, electricity, oil and money.