Hyperbole. Developed economies don’t have a “996” policy like China does, and even China will dial that back once the average standard of living rises sufficien

Hyperbole. Developed economies don’t have a “996” policy like China does, and even China will dial that back once the average standard of living rises sufficiently. The US had ridiculously harsh labor conditions in the first “gilded age” (long work hours, difficult and dangerous labor tasks, company towns that paid in scrips and charged high rates for company accommodations, etc). “The robot economy” allowed each WhatsApp developer the power to supply 18million users each with their service[1]. It’s not that we are working more to accomplish the same amount of work. Total productivity of the economy compounds as innovation and specialization increase. Also, from what I can tell, those who are highly productive seem to have phenotypes that drive them to constantly work at a high level (curiosity, grit, drive, etc). Those who don’t have these things are likely to be unable to find decent jobs, keeping them forever working for stagnant hourly wages while resentlful that they can’t find a rung to a ladder that leads higher. [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2015/09/whatsapp-serves-900-million-users-50-engineers/amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2015/09/whatsapp-...