4 ms·
I beat this drum pretty regularly on HN but it is staggering to me why with our technological productivity we haven't already transitioned to less working hours
by allthecybers 7y ago
I beat this drum pretty regularly on HN but it is staggering to me why with our technological productivity we haven't already transitioned to less working hours. I am aware that not every industry/job could do this but how many couldn't?
It makes no sense to me why masses of people are okay with giving their prime waking hours, in the prime years of their life to earn a wage. Then we relegate living to nights and weekends. Being able to retire with the health and wealth to live your dreams is a crapshoot at best.
I realize it is a process but I would love to see more companies treat this as almost the ultimate quality of life perk they could offer.
- amiga_500 7y agoName the only thing that's increased in price many fold that everyone requires. Not everyone has a degree, so it's not that, plus skyrocketing education costs are limited to the USA. It's not health either as this has happened in countries with proper healthcare. It's the other thing. That's where the answer lies.
- asdff 7y ago>It makes no sense to me why masses of people are okay with giving their prime waking hours... I don't think anyone is OK with it, just that you as a low level worker have zero agency to do anything about it. The people at the top of the company who could make these decisions for the rest of the employees probably don't even work a rigid 40 themselves, so they might not be aware of the issue at all.