this isn't a thing that's unique to capitalism and I'm really really tired of people trying to frame it as such
all through the middle ages, nobles complained about their serfs not wanting to work in exchange for protection. craftmasters complained about their apprentices not wanting to work (and wanting to instead play ball games or sneak out to see girls).
we have records of ancient romans complaining that the goddamn poors spent all their time drinking and gambling and hanging out under theatre awnings instead of working
we have records of an ancient egyptian pharaoh complaining that no one wants to dig canals anymore.
none of these people existed within a capitalist system. capitalism didn't really exist until the late 1700s/early 1800s.
this is not a capitalism thing. this is a power thing.
in a capitalist society, having capital gives you power! you can conflate the two and it doesn't really make a difference in terms of what you need to do to stop the powerful from harming people! but it's important not to conflate the two in general because it muddies the problem
the powerful will never see their subordinates as being full people unless you make them do so. they will complain about you not working for them, and they will make your life hell if you don't work for them, unless you take your power back.
you need leverage- unions! democratic government interference! checks and balances on any form of societal power!- to make that happen.
but this is not an evil unique to capitalism. it never was. capitalism is not the One True Evil that corrupts people; power is.
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