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In 1930 Keynes predicted a 15 hour workweek by around the current year / ~2030.

How did we get here?

Why have technological advancements not led to less work for the common man?

>> No.49895661

>>49895610
Because central authorities are stealing everything from you with taxes, regulations and huge price distortions

>> No.49895662
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49895662

People are making more money than ever, inflation adjusted

>> No.49895675

>>49895610
If people actually worked the "work week" could be done in 15 hours or less. Typical unproductive jobs in the office especially. Ironically the jobs where you get fired for being unproductive like construction or most trades get paid way less.

>> No.49896129

>>49895675
this
most people don't even really do a ten hour workweek but it's very unevenly distributed

i've known office roasties who were actively detrimental to the workplace and created more work for other people whenever they actually tried to do anything it's like they did a negative amount of hours

>> No.49896152

>>49895662
>People are making more money

money has no inherent value it's not a fixed asset

>> No.49896510

>>49895675

Office work is very tiring. Ask anyone who works in construction how they feel about theoretical subjects and you will get the idea.

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>>49895610
These retards refused to accept the great greed that is involved in profit based economic systems is what happened.

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49896706

>>49895610
Keynes was a utopian who ignored population dynamics.

>> No.49896734

>>49895610
because of ronald reagan and his nonsense plus margaret thatcher, we regressed as a society
anyone that disagrees with me below should kill themselves

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49896772

>>49895675
This. Covid and WFH proved that. Corporate offices are full of fat. Most need a 20% haircut.

>> No.49896795

>>49895610
hypercapitalism happened. Everything revolves around economic growth. Why would be do 15 hours workweeks, when 37 hour work weeks produce more?

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>>49895610
>Wtf happened with the economy and wagies
pic related happened

>> No.49896828

>>49895610
The world is an amusement park the 1% dont wait in line. The wagies maintain the park and they dont even get a discount for the rides they have to pay out of pocket to live.

>> No.49896950

>>49895662
that's CPI adjusted you stupid slave, keep letting them gas light the fuck out of you

>> No.49897013

>>49895610
>How did we get here?
I'm already there, I WFH and only work about 3 hours a day

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>>49895610

>> No.49897098

>>49895610
Monopolization of ricardian rents and massive taxation/regulation of productive industries.

>> No.49897151

We do have a 15 hour work week. The average office wagie is only productive for that time. They're just forced to pretend to be busy for the rest of the time because boomers are retarded

>> No.49897250

>>49895675
I think the point is technology was supposed to make those jobs trivial so even the laziest fuck could get it done in a short amount of time

>> No.49897281

keynes was retarded and also jews