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> Sure, because there are worker rights and we do not keep people working at night unless there's a reason. Part of this is low wages, but the population densi
by astrange 2y ago
> Sure, because there are worker rights and we do not keep people working at night unless there's a reason.
Part of this is low wages, but the population density also means you can easily find people who'll work the night shift. Or sometimes the store owner does it.
But no, they aren't like Europeans who think workers should have the right to work five hours a year.
- thatguy0900 2y ago"Five hours a year" is a gross thing to say. Surely we should emulate the Japanese, where death by overwork is a joked about phenomenon
- astrange 2y agoDon't get all your news from 2000s stereotypes. There was a fair amount of reform for that in the last decade. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AVHWPEJPA065NRUG https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AVHWPEJPA065NRUG China is probably the better example for long work hours right now.
- ekianjo 2y ago> death by overwork Stop reading tabloids
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