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> Imagine, for example, the convenience of the washer. Before it, washing the clothes was a very tedious and time-consuming task. True; but I suspect that in t
by jfk13 9y ago
> Imagine, for example, the convenience of the washer. Before it, washing the clothes was a very tedious and time-consuming task.
True; but I suspect that in the past, people didn't wash as many clothes as frequently as we do now. It seems possible that the total amount of laundry being done in a typical household has grown so that although the process is easier/more efficient, we still spend a similar amount of time on it.
- andrepd 9y agoI don't think this is true; see e.g. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/time-spent-in-home-production-in-the-twentiethcentury-united-states-new-estimates-from-old-data/59CAB406A472381356E80B92B90B6860 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-...
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