> social media/games ... hobbies ... Lifelong learning ... Consumerism/travel

It's really saddening that people bought into the false dichotomy of work VS leisure.

Lifelong endeavors in science, art, activism, politics exist[ed] outside of what we call "work".

Einstein, Maxwell, Darwin and countless others are/were doing something that is not "work" and certainly not a "hobby". Call it a purpose or a mission.

Serious volunteering and activism doesn't require you to be a genius tho. There is plenty of needs that are not addressed in this world.