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@clacke
iy thothoward
The Wall Street Journal @
@WsJ
A drawback to a shorter workday:
"Everyone's outside life got so much
better, at the expense of their
passion for the work"
The 5-Hour Workday Gets Put to the Test
wsj.com
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don’t choke on the boot !
<4 femjunk:
1 yunky
due to increased productivity, they produced the
same amount of work in 25 hours as the normal 40
hours week, but capitalists still complain because
they weren’t “passionate” enough anymore
“passion for the work” = enslavement of mind, body,
& soul. anything less than total enslavement will
never be enough for them.
Source: thothoward
@Antanicus @gcupc One thing I wonder about this, for what it’s worth: how well will 3x 8 hour work days work, compared to 5x 5 hour work days?
(That is, is it the length of the work day, or the length of the work week that’s improving productivity? Because 3x 8 hours would have lower environmental impact (reduced commuting) than 5x 5 hours.)
@bhtooefr @gcupc @Antanicus Shorter hours mostly benefit office work, which can mostly be done remote anyway. We shouldn't have to commute just for doing a job that doesn't require physical presence.
Boss: "Listen if you wanna' feel good about your life in ANY way, you come to ME! Got that?"
[sigh]
@Antanicus I've never seen a more explicit confirmation that the ruling class gives us Bullshit Jobs expressly to make our lives miserable so that we're more obedient slaves (and less effective activists and individuals)
@socalledunitedstates a busy slave is an obedient slave
@Antanicus "Sorry workers, we can't let you go when you finish your work because then your life would be too good, and you're just so much easier to control when you're miserable! Plus, if you had the time or energy to invest in anything you actually care about, you might be more interested in that than selling us your labor. You understand, right?"