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Re:Why the 9 to 5 workday is tough on creative workers (2013) by iza on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @02:45PM (#15444289)
Nothing to do with the standard of living, it's about exploiting as much surplus value from the workers as possible.
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Re:Why the 9 to 5 workday is tough on creative workers (2013) by xeromal on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @04:25PM (#15445046)
A century again. People didn't have cell phones, cell phone plans, TV, internet, computers, high-end cars, student loans, and other luxuries. All that is at least an additional 12,000 USD a year.
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