• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When humans went to a six day work week, the wealthy said it would end civilization.

    When we went to a five day work week, they said the same.

    Same as when we said overtime needs more pay, women should be paid more, 9 year olds can’t work in coal mines, and basically every other labor law from the past 10,000 years.

    Don’t know why people still listen to them

    • just_change_it@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      What do you mean? The world will END If us rich people get less of a % share of the pie! MORE SHARES OF THE PROFITS FOR THE FEW!!!1111oneone

      /s

      • orrk@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        is man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? and the sweat of the brows he lords over as a neo-feudal capitalist?

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      And we are more productive than ever due to automation. I bet 2 days would be enough to keep society running. Nothing fancy though. 3 would be enough for economic growth.

      Anything more is just to make oligarchs richer.