I really wonder whether we could all get by on only 3 hours of work/day. It seems inconceivable to me to consider all jobs, especially healthcare, being run on 3 hours a day. Certainly greater hours dramatically increase economic prosperity and that would a tradeoff to a shorter workday, but I wonder if there would be any other ill effects. Theoretically, if people could get by in preindustrial times by working three hours a day, we should be able to get by in even less time due to technological advancement. |