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Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek, "After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time" (Verso, 2023)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Maximizing Free Time through Reducing Work

The chapter focuses on the normative project of reducing work to maximize free time, exploring how reproductive work in the home affects this goal. It discusses the misconception that technology would reduce work and introduces Cohen’s paradox, which reveals an increase in domestic labor despite labor-saving technologies. The chapter also examines the lack of technological development in domestic devices and proposes empowering workers to create their own technologies as a potential solution.

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