Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • The Dark Lord ☑️@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    I don’t care what one of the richest people in the world thinks about labour and work/life balance. I care what the average person thinks.

    But he’s right about this.

    • Bogasse@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, every debate about reducing the number of cars always ends at something like “too many jobs are involved in the car industry, so we need to preserve these jobs, and also people need cars to go work in these factories”. I feel like there will hardly be a deep environmental breakthrough if it doesn’t come with a deep social change.

      • Mac@mander.xyz
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        10 months ago

        I would rather work down the road at a bakery than drive to the next town to be an engineering apprentice.

        Only one of them pays, however.