John Keynes and the 15 hour work week make the news rounds every now and then: http://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-would-be-working-15-h

John Keynes and the 15 hour work week make the news rounds every now and then: http://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-would-be-working-15-hour-weeks-why-was-he-so-wrong http://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-... Perhaps we were wrong in predicting that he was entirely wrong. Obviously, companies themselves aren't going to be huge proponents of providing "part time" workers with full time benefits or providing opportunities for occasional employment, but people are finding ways through more creative methods that may not quite register as "in the workforce" according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. People stay in school for much longer because they can afford to (okay, yes, student loans are a problem, but there's also not a critical "you must be in the workforce otherwise your family farm will fail and everyone will starve" motivation), how hard they work is more often seen as an "option" rather than a survival need.