I know this, it's not surprising, but totally alien too me nonetheless. It's really baked into the culture of the USA, but why do people so readily internalize it? Most people like vacation time (or I would assume) but then turn around and mock other countries where lots of vacation time is normal. It's so absurd that people are against more money and more time off from working, These are things everyone (again, assuming) wants. People complain about not making enough, but are against a min. wage increase while talking about how a rising tide lifts all boats.
I think a good bit of it traces back to our (current and historical) large Christian population. Protestant work ethic, prosperity gospel, and suffering as a reward make a convincing enough "argument", which is baked in from birth for a lot of people.
I wish people knew more about history.
Automation isn't a problem and it's coming. The problem is in how we respond to it. Just as loss of production jobs isn't a problem, the problem is we have failed to adapt to the change.