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<blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9771457" data-attributes="member: 42856"><p>Indeed. But since we are able to work more, we are generally electing to do so and we also got a tremendous increase in wealth. A worker who elects to work 8 hours a week would be doing better economically than a full-time factory or coal mine worker in 1870 (a tenfold increase in purchasing power vs a part-time of 25% of the typical workweek -- not exactly swimming in riches, but faring better). The sweet spot is certainly somewhere in-between the current workload and the &quot;subsistance level&quot; workload. Lord Keynes theorized about a 15 hours workweek in 2030. In a lot of white collar jobs, the workweek is padded with tasks defined by a term popularized by David Graeber than can't be uttered on this board and the &quot;effective week&quot; is probably already lower, and maybe not that far from 15 hours. Also, for a better increase in free time, see experiments of 4-days workweek.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Jfdlsjfd, post: 9771457, member: 42856"] Indeed. But since we are able to work more, we are generally electing to do so and we also got a tremendous increase in wealth. A worker who elects to work 8 hours a week would be doing better economically than a full-time factory or coal mine worker in 1870 (a tenfold increase in purchasing power vs a part-time of 25% of the typical workweek -- not exactly swimming in riches, but faring better). The sweet spot is certainly somewhere in-between the current workload and the "subsistance level" workload. Lord Keynes theorized about a 15 hours workweek in 2030. In a lot of white collar jobs, the workweek is padded with tasks defined by a term popularized by David Graeber than can't be uttered on this board and the "effective week" is probably already lower, and maybe not that far from 15 hours. Also, for a better increase in free time, see experiments of 4-days workweek. [/QUOTE]

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