Comment on In 2019, Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan. Productivity jumped 40%

kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is the war that’s coming.

  More and more processes are automatic, and AI is now breaking down the last holdout of “manual” jobs.

  How will that future, where only a small percentage of mankind actually needs to work, look like? It could be heaven, but it’s shaping up to be hell unless we win these fights.

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  • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The future where only some people need to work will literally never come. It relies on the premise that the ownership class will give up ownership. They will not.

    The machines that increase the productivity and reduce the need for manual labor will just increase profit for the owner/shareholders. Increases in productivity mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for the common person. You already hear this argument now in the form of “I took the risk and put up capital to run the business so I deserve the lions share of profits.” That argument will just become “I put forward the capital to buy the machines that produce the products, why do you deserve any of it!?”

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    • 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I mean for some AI at least it was directly trained on material from random internet people. I deserve money from any chatgpt work because I made a lot of Reddit comments.

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      • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        While I agree…

        Asshole CEOs: YoU PuT iT iN a PuBlIc SpAcE sO iT’s MiNe NoW!

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    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s why you’ve got to take it

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• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unlikely. While a 4 day week generates more profit with happier workers, a 3 day week doesn’t.

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  • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I just don’t see us moving down to a 5 day work week from six. God already gave us one day off for us to find happiness in his glory I don’t see what a second day would add to it. And how will the factories make money when the children aren’t there to run the machines?

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