Re:The compelling case for working less
by wslh on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @06:16AM
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I have a radically different thinking and I think it is related to culture and the country where you live. I rather prefer a strong health/education/housing umbrella where I have time to focus my energy in what I consider more important work than, for example, optimizing ads.
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Re:The compelling case for working less
by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @06:45AM
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If you are thinking about some of the Western European countries I wonder if it's greater equality rather than anything else.
In the UK politicians like to talk about social mobility but I can't help feeling that is a lesser issue than equality. People only want to move up the social ladder because they are at the bottom.
Re:The compelling case for working less
by brlewis on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @08:10AM
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I agree that it's related to culture and country. The early northeastern U.S. settlers who survived the winters were the ones who did the most work preparing for winter. Today quantity of work is still important, but it isn't the determining factor in success.
Further, I think even the early settlers could have benefited from working smarter, not just harder. Indigenous Americans built shelters using mud and straw that insulated much better than settlers' houses, for example. Imitating the success of people already here might have saved lives.