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.

    • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      “Hmmm… Solve world hunger…Why don’t we do that?..”

      “Sir, your dinner is ready.”

      “The flies were wild caught yes?”

      “From Botswana sir. Just as you like.”

      Slurp

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      11 months ago

      The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Denmark are all capitalist societies and run on <5 day work weeks. Capitalism is not the problem, North American society in particular is what seems to have the problem.

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        Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Denmark

        Each of which have about 2-4x union participation than USA, for example. Which indicates to me that they’re doing a better job of keeping capitalism at bay, not that capitalism is more benevolent in those countries.