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I think there already are examples of the right sorts of things to do. For example, in Switzerland, it is a law that all employees (barring rare special excepti
by p4wnc6 11y ago
I think there already are examples of the right sorts of things to do. For example, in Switzerland, it is a law that all employees (barring rare special exceptions) are legally entitled to 4 weeks of vacation, at least 2 weeks of which are entitled to be consecutive, per year.
Making this a law is argued as inefficient by some, and that there could be a part of the job market in which employees seek to negotiate different options, and the mandate for fixed vacation time hinders competition.
My interpretation of reality is that this is false. It just leads to the burnout and anti-human need sublimation I wrote about above -- which should not be viewed as though it is a positive reflection of market clearing conditions or some nonsense, especially not when the participants are often young people with no developed perspective yet on the trade-offs needed for their health and huge information asymmetry disadvantages.
Your suggestion of viewing this as an entrepreneurial problem concerns me, because I think that way of viewing the problem is largely what has led to it being as anti-human and severe as it is.
- CuriousSkeptic 11y agoIt was in the context of hn and as away to find actionable things to do I meant it. In the bigger scheme of things I advocate a radical restructuring of the economy. Land tax and similar capital taxes (capital rent actually) and basic income. Only, the actionable items to get there would be more long term and require more collaboration