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We Shouldn’t Have to Work This Hard

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨return2ozma@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://jacobin.com/2025/03/work-keynes-scandinavia-class-leisure

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  • Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Just remember 50 years ago we didn’t have computers or the internet. These things have made us exponentially more productive yet the work week remains the same. People’s relative net worth has gone down in those 50 years 🤔

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  • mcbang2000@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    greedy capitalists in your area disagree

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  • ogmios@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’d be working much harder if it wasn’t illegal to do the things I actually want to do with my life, like building my own shelters.

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  • HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I feel like there are a few things not noted in the article:

    1. The relative economic value of labor has dropped significantly as the developing world has developed and the developed world has seen greater labor participation. Efficiency rose, but so did the supply.

    2. The supply of housing has not not kept up as part of the economy, especially low income housing. The lack of housing supply generally drives wages up in economically productive areas, making it so we have to work longer.

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  • JoeDyrt@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Try growing your own food and fuel for cooking and heating. Then you’ll know work.

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    • Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Why would we want to do those things solo?

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      How do I grow fuel?

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      • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Anything grown for vegetable oil which can be used in a modified diesel engine often called greasel.

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