I don’t think that’s true, especially since they would pay a lot more.

…I’d sincerely hope that man’s creative side could come up with a better cure for boredom than sitting in a cube or rolling parts of an assembly line producing profits for someone el…

I agree. I think the problem is that since the vast majority of people “work” in the “workplace” that it’s quite necessary for someone who is “bored” to put themselves in a position where the other people are.

Needless to say, one would never choose a hot, boring, monotonous job if given the choice.