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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by exDM69 on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:15AM (#20775185)
Yes, farm work has periods of non stop work in spring and fall for a few weeks. And then some if there is livestock.

But the annual work time was lower for a pre-industrial farmer compared to an American office worker making ads for the web.

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