The second version of the conventional model is much more common in the contemporary world. What we'll call the hedonistic interpretation under¬stands work as a necessary means for obtaining life's pleasures. One works so that one can buy those things that will make you happy. Work is the price we have to pay in order to get both the necessities of life and the many other things that make life enjoyable and pleasurable. Whereas the classical interpretation defends a very specific content for human happiness, the hedonistic interpreta¬tion allows individuals to choose whatever ends they desire. Happiness for the classical model is the enjoyment of various cultural activities. Happiness for the hedonistic model is simply getting whatever one wants. While the classical model would see the hedonistic version as disreputable, they both agree that the drudgery of work prevents humans from obtaining happiness.