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Current capitalist society is not structured around reducing work for everyone. Productivity can increase with new tools and technology but we don’t really seem
by foxes 4y ago
Current capitalist society is not structured around reducing work for everyone. Productivity can increase with new tools and technology but we don’t really seem set up to actually make that better for anyone.
- abfan1127 4y agoProductivity is another word for "wealth creation." You're welcome to live in a 1 room hut without electricity or running water, but many people prefer otherwise. Further, many people prefer and enjoy the finer things in life. They are welcome to work for those things. You may also choose a meager or humble life or anywhere in between. I know I choose NOT to work 80 hours a week, even if it does cost my career development.
- HideousKojima 4y ago>You're welcome to live in a 1 room hut without electricity or running water Not really, thanks to modern zoning laws, "blight" laws, minimum standard of habitability laws, etc.
- abfan1127 4y agothe location of the 1 room hut is open for location.
- HPsquared 4y agoThat can be traced back to Keynes. "We must ensure there are enough jobs for everyone!" (regardless of value added). Interest rates are not set by a market process, but to maximize employment.