With 50% of the population on some level of welfare I don’t think one needs work to have meaning in their life. I know that’s not where my meaning comes from. Work is what I do to have the money to get meaning at home with the wife. And of course people who want to do stuff will find stuff to do, hobbies that used to be something you found time to do around work will now be what people do.
I like to work, even if its just in the yard or cooking. Feels good like exercise.
I guess there are 2 kinds of work. The kind you do for the money but don't really like and the kind you do because you love it and the money is a cherry on top.