The past fifty years have seen massive gains in productivity, the invention of countless labor-saving devices, and the mass entry of women into the formal workforce. If we assume that there is, to a certain degree, a fixed amount of work necessary for society to function, how can we at once be more productive, have more workers, and yet still be working more hours? Something else must be going on.
Tim Wu, “You Really Don’t Need to Work So Much” (via newyorker)
“some industries have simply become giant make-work projects that trap everyone within them.”- Tim Wu is on to something here.
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