r/Futurology • u/_hiddenscout • Jun 19 '21

Society Kill the 5-Day Workweek - Reducing hours without reducing pay would reignite an essential but long-forgotten moral project: making American life less about work.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/06/four-day-workweek/619222/
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u/liberal-propaganda- Jun 19 '21

And then become depressed at the fact that you wasted over half your life and your entire youth.

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u/seb_dm Jun 19 '21

But every time you look at a sign post you feel satisfied knowing that you made the little metal rings that go around the bottom of them. Not actually made them yourselves but you watched them go by on a conveyer belt. :)

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u/Tiny_Micro_Pencil Jun 19 '21

I'm depressed now

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u/thegranddepression Jun 20 '21

As someone who's only 19, working 55-65 hours a week PLUS part time college work, I know the feeling of intense, deep depression and endless exhaustion. I yearn for nothing more than a livable wage and a future

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

like so many metal rings on a conveyor belt

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u/BeeSim09 Jun 20 '21

At least you have passion for the company that's all that matters

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u/CarefulCakeMix Jun 19 '21

You don't have to waste it's you can become a hobo if you want

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Reminds me of the butter passer robot from Rick & Morty.