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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.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What? How broken are we all that you first thought is "Nice then I can work two jobs" The only way this really works if they pay living wages for 3 day work weeks. And I know they aren't even paying those now for 5-6 days but this is a point we have to insist on and make them do it. Workers have managed to enforce a 8 hour work day a long time ago. We need to remember our strength and fight for better conditions.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We are very broken. Rather than improving, the working conditions of most people are declining, and pay isn't keeping up with living costs.

I believe at some point people won't take it, but right now I wouldn't be surprised if people took two job rather than enjoy their free time. Many already do, because they need to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

and pay isn’t keeping up with living costs

this is more about an US problem, 10 years without salary adjusts,a and the shit house market, to be fair the house marked is a problem in other countries, like canada, but not the pay check, i'm not trying to start a fight or just saying USA bad, just showing that needing two jobs to live isn't the norm, and you'll as a USA citizens need to see that and starting demanding for better pay, and fix the issues of your countries, if other less rich countries can do that why USA can't, please be safe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That's a long sentence

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