> An average worker needs to work a mere 11 hours per week to produce as much as one working 40 hours per week in 1950. Suppose there's a meteor heading for ea

> An average worker needs to work a mere 11 hours per week to produce as much as one working 40 hours per week in 1950. Suppose there's a meteor heading for earth that will collide in 30 years. If that's the case, the increases in productivity will be helpful in saving the race. That said, IMO it makes sense to channel some percentage of productivity increases into faster progress, but also some remaining percentage into reducing standard working hours a little.