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That is not the point. If you can produce 4x as much with 1/4th the labour, then at the very least those labourers can work much much less than they do now. 15
by andrepd 3y ago
That is not the point. If you can produce 4x as much with 1/4th the labour, then at the very least those labourers can work much much less than they do now. 15 hour work weeks are feasible TODAY, let alone after further labour-saving tech that the future will bring us.
- creato 3y agoWe basically just did an experiment at society scale on exactly this with COVID unemployment. What about that experiment suggested it was a success?
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoIt suggested that locking people in solitary confinement, even in the relative luxury of their own homes, is a torture to be avoided. It had little to do with, for or against, the idea that maybe making up worthless jobs to keep people busy being a good idea.
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- pseudalopex 3y agoHow was COVID unemployment an experiment in 15 hour work weeks?
- andrepd 3y agoThere is absolutely no connection between UBI and unemployment checks during an unprecedented pandemic. I feel this should be obvious.
- massysett 3y agoSure, I don’t doubt that if we wound living standards back by 50 years, we all could work a lot less.