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The trend over the last 100 years has been that as we increase our productivity we increase our wants. More stuff, more work. Bigger houses, more food, more car
by columbo 14y ago
The trend over the last 100 years has been that as we increase our productivity we increase our wants. More stuff, more work. Bigger houses, more food, more cars, more stuff.
I imagine this will start to flatline, and increasing demand isn't going to be sustainable enough to fully employ even half the workforce. I could be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time#Gradual_decrease_in_working_hours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time#Gradual_decrease_i...