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I think the rational solution is to move to a 6-hour workday. You can argue that then people will still spend 2 hours not working, but I think that's not most p
by sedachv 16y ago
I think the rational solution is to move to a 6-hour workday. You can argue that then people will still spend 2 hours not working, but I think that's not most people's experience.
8 hours doesn't make sense for knowledge workers.
Even if you're in a position like manufacturing or retail, the continued year over year productivity growth since the 8 hour workday became norm should mean that you can enjoy a higher standard of living while working 25% less time. Of course this is not true as workers' compensation has nothing to do with the surplus value extracted from their labor (a fact which works against you if you actually have to be accountable for your work; OTOH if you spend most of the work day goofing off on the Internet or being an incompetent manager, it really works in your favor).