There have been sub sections of the human population who have not needed to work in the past - aristocrats, hunter gathers when times are good, maybe academics with tenure. They seem to amuse themselves with various stuff - social, sports, hunting, arts, study and teaching. You still get conflicts like the stuff in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;White_Mischief_(film)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;White_Mischief_(film)</a>