The masters and ideologues of capitalism admit that man is lazy, but build society so that he must not be lazy. Certainly this can be seen in the short term as a smart if egotistical and unsympathetic move by those who rule over capitalism. In the long term, however, it is not sustainable. The sick leave due to stress-related ailments shows that in the long run man is unable to work against his nature.
By this I am not advocating that we should all lie down and do nothing. But I am convinced that we could organize the work so that it was not as stressful as today.
And when we assess whether a work situation is stressful, we might not use a sweatshop as a guideline for what is reasonable, but base our assessment on the premise that humans are not that energetic by nature.