>>514235726 (OP)
Well you're not contributing to society by having a job although people like to say so. That's the scam. Contributing to society would be helping to make a community garden, repair something yourself, do food aid, volunteer service. People do that and thus they contribute to society.
But usually when it's said they're talking about you having a job. That's the process of earning little while CEOs make millions. So that the bottom 50% of America holds less than 3% of the wealth. You contribute to the rich. You work as a little peon slave for the rich while barely being able to afford food.
So the typical use of the term " contribute to society " actually means " contribute to billionaires wallets while being given crumbs " .