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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by BlueTemplar on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:00AM (#22043973)
Heh, wasn't a 20-hours work week the American ideal of the future?
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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by prometheus76 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:57AM (#22045234)
It was the marketing ploy used to sell consumerism and futurism. The reality turned out that now productivity expectations just got higher, rather than everyone getting more free time.
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