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