You will treat people as they want to be treated. This is inescapable. Those who are "freed" by your actions were ready to break their chains; they hold the key, they have the power, you can only help them realize that. If they won't there is nothing which will pry them loose. Remember that convention exists because people demand it. Though wage slaves ♥♥♥♥♥ about their station in life, it is rare that they see fit to do anything about it. The truth is they'd be lost without the system. So long as it exists they will cling to it, and so long as they wish to cling to it it will be there.
That isn't to say one should not question convention, but you must be aware of what you're up against. It is not your charge to save the world nor could you if you so desired. I don't think anyone in this thread supports dampening the awareness of those who want to break out of the rat race, as the OP calls it, rather we (if I may be so bold) feel it is imperative to ally our actions with reality. If wage slave labor is best suited to your particular task, you do yourself no favors in denying it. It is better they work for someone who is benevolent rather than submit to a wholly exploitative relationship with another employer. Now if you only wish to work with awakened, motivated individuals, that's understandable and perhaps even admirable. Just keep in mind that if you want to break free of commonality you'll need to be very selective in order to be successful.
Steve himself utilizes the labor of the employees of his local cleaning service. When asked, he said something along the lines of, "if they're going to be slaves I might as well take advantage of it." He didn't put it quite like that; to be fair to him I might be twisting the sentiment by the way I'm wording it, but that's how I remember it. The point is that you have to pick your battles. You can't take the weight of other's choices upon yourself no matter what your intentions may be.
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