Do you remember an old quote predicting that the work week would be drastically reduced due to technology?
I vaguely remember a quote, I’m guessing from the late 19th or early 20th century, where someone predicted that based on technological advancements the average work week would reduce to something like 10 hours a week or less. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Can you point me in the direction of finding the quote online? This prediction has not come true because our minimum standards have increased. We now require electricity, air conditioning, Internet, phones, cars, etc. If we lived in the conditions from the time this quote was made, we could easily support that lifestyle with very few hours of work each week.
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Do you remember an old quote predicting that the work week would be drastically reduced due to technology?
Do you remember an old quote predicting that the work week would be drastically reduced due to technology?
I vaguely remember a quote, I’m guessing from the late 19th or early 20th century, where someone predicted that based on technological advancements the average work week would reduce to something like 10 hours a week or less. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Can you point me in the direction of finding the quote online? This prediction has not come true because our minimum standards have increased. We now require electricity, air conditioning, Internet, phones, cars, etc. If we lived in the conditions from the time this quote was made, we could easily support that lifestyle with very few hours of work each week.