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1: It's the same from an econ perspective as long as people are interested in being alive. 2: I think "same job" is the misunderstanding here. It is about your

1: It's the same from an econ perspective as long as people are interested in being alive. 2: I think "same job" is the misunderstanding here. It is about your contribution to the company's gross result. Being a lumber jack at a badly run company is the not the same as being a lumber jack at a great company with economics of scale and a large distribution network. 3: If you have data, please provide it. The official OECD number for GDP per hour worked (aka productivity) back my claim of about 1% p.a. ( https://data.oecd.org/lprdty/gdp-per-hour-worked.htm https://data.oecd.org/lprdty/gdp-per-hour-worked.htm )

rbanffy 5y ago
> It's the same from an econ perspective as long as people are interested in being alive. A lot of people downsized during the pandemic. It turns out full time work has a cost and relaxing that has a huge benefit. Also, for a lot of us, there is remote work where we can work less time, have no commute, and live wherever the reduced income can afford a better living. I (living in Ireland) am seriously thinking about leaving Dublin (a high-cost region) and move to perhaps Galway or Mayo and just continue to work the same job.