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The Average American Works Harder And Vacations Less Than A Medieval Peasant (allthatsinteresting.com)
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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My only issue with the article is the reference to America as a first-world country. Crumbling and non-existent transportation infrastructure, a desperate workforce who can't survive on the wages they're paid, unaffordable housing, groceries, education and healthcare, and every day adults and children are getting shot by their community members. How can the US still be labeled "first-world"?

[–] unconsciousvoidling@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Transitioning to second world is more like it.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly we haven't (if ever) been a first world country.

[–] NotBadAndYou@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It is my personal goal to work less and vacation harder. So far, nobody but my family seems to have noticed.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My company pushed for us to do 1,920 billable hours per year to meet our bonus goals. TIL I work significantly more than a medieval peasant.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

It's perverse that we had nearly exponential growth in automation since the industrial revolution, yet people are still working harder than ever. What is the point of having automation if it's not directed toward reducing the amount of labour people have to do in order to just exist.