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It's Well Past Time for a Four-Day Workweek
- bshepard 4mo agoThe continued existence of socialism after its complete moral and intellectual demolition in the 20th century is profoundly depressing. Let us not walk on the road to serfdom, please! Remember Hayek! Remember the Khmer Rouge! "Socialism" is the antisemitism of foolish intellectuals.
- robtherobber 4mo agoOff topic and an entirely shallow take, I'm afraid to say.
- potatosalad99 4mo agoRead: “I’m 14 and this is so deep!”
- damnesian 4mo agoremember paved roads! And libraries! and schools for poor kids! OH NO!!
- bshepard 4mo agoPublic goods are not the same as socialism.
- pu_pe 4mo agoThe article doesn't really mention this, but it would be far more realistic, constructive and pleasant to focus on how we can all reduce our work hours with AI rather than straight out mass unemployment. In fact I think political movements that focused on that would gain a lot of traction, just like social democracy emerged out of the industrial revolution.
- Apocryphon 4mo agoOr at least, how about five-day workweeks paired with three-day weekends?
- rogerkirkness 4mo agoOur startup implemented four day work week without changing comp, and submitted various data as part of a recent Boston College study. Both wellbeing and output increased in statistically significant way with a team of only 15. Hard to avoid confounding with agents adoption, but overall highly recommend it.
- noman-land 4mo ago32 hour work weeks or still 40?
- rogerkirkness 3mo ago32 hours full comp.
- philmcp 3mo agoAre you already listed on https://4dayweek.io https://4dayweek.io? If not please let me know and I can add you if you like
- rogerkirkness 3mo agoI don't think so. We aren't hiring right now, but definitely add us :) Feel free to email the email on my profile.