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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by goto11 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:50PM (#20770023)
> The 40h a day week and modern-day work contracts come as a direct evolution of medieval servitude, with little modification.

Edgy. But also deeply ignorant of history. Servitude means you can't quit your job. That is a pretty significant modification!

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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by papito on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:27PM (#20770427)
A lot of people can't. They will literally not be able to pay bills.
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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by chaostheory on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:52PM (#20770691)
Most people need a job. That's not the same as being unable to switch employers, or being unable to move to a better market.
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