I'm assuming you misread me, because I'm saying something to the effect of "reducing work hours and providing flexibility might be helpful for people, but the present social equilibria prevent that from happening, and mental health provides an excuse to avoid changing aspects of the economic system that have issues", and not some primitivist whatever.

Also, stress alone isn't the issue here at all.

> Generations upon generations of farming was less repetitive?

It was. Medieval serfs worked less than us.

http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_w...