"pay me for work" has been tried, it's called socialism.
In capitalist economies, you get paid for producing something of value and selling it to someone with a need and the means to pay for it. If you have something that is worth $10 to me, I'll give you $10 for it; I don't care how much work it took you to make/code/steal it.
Conversely, you could go to work every day and work work work, but if you don't produce something valuable you'll never get paid. At least not for long. Unless you work for the government... but don't get me started.
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"pay me for work" has been tried, it's called socialism. In capitalist economies, you get paid for producing something of value and selling it to someone with a need and the means to pay for it. If you have something that is worth $10 to me, I'll give you $10 for it; I don't care how much work it took you to make/code/steal it. Conversely, you could go to work every day and work work work, but if you don't produce something valuable you'll never get paid. At least not for long. Unless you work for the government... but don't get me started.