> People do work longer because of survival That's my point. It's not just because of oppression (but certainly can be), you'll see the same in subsistence far

> People do work longer because of survival That's my point. It's not just because of oppression (but certainly can be), you'll see the same in subsistence farmers. They don't do a 9-5 with a 1 hour lunch break and frequent chats with colleagues, they toil away because they have their work cut out for them and when whoever does the cutting did it, they took them to be much bigger than they are and cut them a large piece. I agree with you: we should work less and smarter. But society needs to be kept upright, and too many people are deciding not to work (or to work against it), and then it quickly becomes a game of chicken where those who care the most/can stand the situation the least will pick up the slack. I'm pretty sure that most advances in productivity will be eaten by growing desires. We have plenty enough to get everyone 20sqm/2000kcal but now we want 70sqm and exotic foods during local winter, and we want to travel the world etc etc.