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Who's Afraid of a Four-Day Work Week?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

How Much Should We Work?

In 1900, the average American house had no electricity, no modern plumbing and no air conditioning. Over the next 60 years, all of this stuff came online that made every part of housework easier. Richard: There was no incentive to save their labor for women. We need more technological progress in our form of work so we can keep on working longer.

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