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Comment on Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week

KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

“Technology is gonna work to improve us, not just the people who own the technology and the CEOs of large corporations,” Sanders said. “You are a worker, your productivity is increasing because we give you AI, right? Instead of throwing you out on the street, I’m gonna reduce your work week to 32 hours.”

0% chance this wouldn’t also come with a 20% pay cut.

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
40% pay cut, those server farms are expensive

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- thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  100% pay cut, and you better say thank you
  
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  - Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    120% paycut, would you not pay a few hours of work for a whole day off?
    
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  - webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    A voucher for the company produced bag of rice, a bed in the barracks next to the workplace and the “promise” of some definition of healthcare.
    
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Kichae@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Sure, but that’s not what’s being discussed. Sanders is saying people deserve a 4 day work week at full pay.

Anyone can negotiate a 4 day work week for a 20% paycut. That’s not worth public figures time to discuss.

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- webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Except even with a 20% pat cut it might still be hard to get because any amount of personal time threatens your dedication to their profits.
  
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- explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’ve had a difficult time negotiating this as an American mechanical engineer. There’s this bizarre norm of working long weeks even though we get paid way more than most jobs.
  
  I just want health care and they won’t offer it at 35 hours. If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!
  
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  - kreiger@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    I just want health care […] If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!
    
    Move out of the US?
    
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    aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    it’s almost as if the US is a shitty place to live O:
    
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  - ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Same here, I’m a computer engineer trying to do 20-30/week. So far the only places that will even talk to me are where I formerly worked full time.
    
    I’ve had multiple people suggest that I simply agree to work full time and then just not, but I’m not sure if those folks realize how stressful that can be.
    
    I wish you luck in your situation!
    
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Xerxos@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
If productivity increases by x% they are going to fire x% of the workforce and give the saved money to themselves.

Or more realistically, they fire x+5 percent, just to see if you work slaves can’t be worked a bit harder.

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