A good citizen
Being unemployed makes me a better citizen. I ride my bike, walk and catch public transport more, instead of driving. I take the time to helpfully fill in surveys and add my name to online petitions.
I use the library with the other library users who don't have their own printer either, and laugh along with the other staff when one of the librarians accidentally goes home with my library card in his pocket.
I can go to children's after school birthday parties and take medicine to sick relatives. I chat with the dairy owner about what I'm going to cook with my purchases, with the secondhand bookshop owner about writing, the gregarious, stylish Opshop assistant about colour coordination and the movie ticket seller about Mexican politics.
I take time to appreciate the busker who is singing to the policeman, ushering traffic around the truck broken down in the middle of the road.
I luxuriate in the abundance of free time and the feeling of fellowship with all the other non-corporate citizens.