“Imagine if we worked less. Imagine if we walked around our communities, talked to our neighbors, spent time in nature, played. Imagine if we could read, write, fall in love, without that nagging feeling of ‘needing to do something’; imagine if your life was your own.”

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    11 months ago

    That’s how it was before the Industrial Revolution.

    Production used to be the end game, not your lords making sure you clock in properly and stetting your piss breaks at certain times.

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      11 months ago

      Before the Industrial Revolution we were too busy working in the fields trying not to starve to death to think about being bored or being productive