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I disagree with the fact that people currently have more free time as compared to 50-100 years ago.
by dman 16y ago
I disagree with the fact that people currently have more free time as compared to 50-100 years ago.
- drewcrawford 16y agoAccording to http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/whaples.work.hours.us http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/whaples.work.hours.us there is a clear trend in a shortening workweek each decade across industries.
- dman 16y agoI stand corrected. Thanks for pointing the data out.
- GFischer 16y agoDefinition of "free time": "time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy" drewcrawford's excellent stats are very clear on the point: "between 1880 and 1995 the amount of work per day fell nearly in half, allowing leisure time to more than triple."