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capisce  ·  4100 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Case For A 21-Hour Work Week

    In other words, "get used to the wages you can earn working part-time."

Naturally, it takes a shift of mindset among people to place a higher value on leisure than on prestige. However, if we recognize it as a benefit for society it could be encouraged and worked towards, just like ever increasing consumption and demand was encouraged during the 20th century as a political and economic tool.

Of course, we already have enough resources to greatly increase the median quality of living, the problem is just distribution.