#Unpaid Work

Volunteering is the act of willingly taking on extra tasks for others. It thrives on a delicate blend of praise and self-satisfaction in unpaid labor. Donning the mask of goodwill while occasionally indulging in the alchemy of recognition, it becomes a public performance of benevolence. A pseudo-anesthetic of hope administered to a weary world, this self-sacrifice showtime carries its own dose of discomfort.

Volunteering is the act of dedicating one's time and labor under the banner of "goodwill." Yet often it becomes an opportunity to harvest free labor from others. Behind the noble name of social contribution lies a means to procure unpaid workforce. The forced smiles and atmosphere that discourages refusal function like a spell binding participants to goodwill contracts. In reality, the stage is set for self-satisfaction of participants, overshadowing the ideals of mutual aid.