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The difference is that the previous methods of exhausting labor provided physical exercise as a side effect. As brutal as that was on the body, it did have som
by ethbr1 2y ago
The difference is that the previous methods of exhausting labor provided physical exercise as a side effect.
As brutal as that was on the body, it did have some health benefits.
In contrast to modern American/Asian work culture, which is high stress and sedentary.
- swatcoder 2y agoWhile there exists a lot of sedentary work in the US and that has consequences, there's still a great deal of physical work done in the US as well, and a very high number of non-working people with plenty of time for personal exercise if they wanted to pursue it. Yet the profound wellness problems we're talking about apply to all of those groups.
- ethbr1 2y agoThe hollowing out of American agriculture and manufacturing employment (sequentially) was a major shift, that moved those employees to sedentary jobs. Optional exercise (after work) is not the same this as mandatory exercise (for work).
- lithocarpus 2y agoThere's some truth there, but no matter how active one is, one can still out-eat the exercise with sugar.
- djaouen 2y ago> which is high stress and sedentary Soon, we might even reach low stress and not back-breaking! *Gasp*!
- bobmcnamara 2y agoSome of us grew up with childhood friends who cleaned the meat plants at night. A practice that continues to this day. You can always tell - they stink of bleach in the morning.
- sydbarrett74 2y agoAnd since the Industrial Revolution, any labour is highly repetitive and therefore leads to RSI.
- optimalsolver 2y agoRecursive self-improvement?
- sydbarrett74 2y agoWitty! But no... Repetitive (Stress/Strain) Injury.