A German philosopher says this to a Portuguese interviewer, and it is not questioned? I am convinced that most people in Europe nowadays work less and less hard

A German philosopher says this to a Portuguese interviewer, and it is not questioned? I am convinced that most people in Europe nowadays work less and less hard than they did 40 years ago. I can understand that it is not questioned on HN, given that most of us live in a culture where working 80 hours a week is considered normal, but in Europe? Come on. This is surely correct for a great many working people in many parts of the world. Moreover, the span of life over which people work is shorter at the young end, as people pursue more schooling before entering employment, and a reduced percentage of lifespan at the old end, as people have many years of retirement in reasonably good health with retirement benefits. P.S. I fear there was a mistaken downvote here, because this is a good comment.