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I wonder though if in the near future because of the popularity of work-from-home the boundaries between public life and private life could errode more. Prior to work-from-home many employers already assumed they could contact their employees any day, any time, and expect prompt action/response. Once a living-space is also a work-space why shouldn't I encourage my employees (who I don't have, I'm not an employer) to work extra hours? They're already not commuting, that's time they could be working.
Living time is not working time though. That we just should normalise more. Shitty employers are trying to make people work overtime regardless, so the solution for that is the same, no matter where are you physically.
I absolutely agree that we should however it's a prisoners dilemma. The person who is willing to sacrifice their living time to work is a more desirable employee than someone who respects their living time, and we're seeing automation replace not only laborious jobs but cerebral and creative jobs as well. We're just starting to see the next generation of jobs being replaced by more advanced automation and AI. I don't think we're all doomed but the future is beginning to look pretty uncertain.
That's definitely a danger, work already bleeds into private life with people being expected to be always connected and available. Lack of clearly defined boundaries between work and home could make that worse.