On Apr 8, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Tom Walker wrote:
Imagine a six-hour day and a three-day week with six months annual
vacation. Now consider that such a condition could be projected from
trends that appeared relatively stable in the 1960s and 70s. And if
the projection of those trends seems preposterous, recall that GDP
and productivity growth over the last half-century exceeded levels
that could have made such a transition feasible.
We could be enjoying a better standard of living -- the same
material prosperity but with more free time to spend it in -- less
congestion, less pollution and 30 percent less energy consumption.
What's wrong with this picture?
Basically, that manufacture will be totally automated. People will
work their half-year at work-intensive activities like farming,
artistic creation, education, and tourism--twice or more that eighteen
hours. The other half year they will mainly spend traveling in this
big wonderful world, being entertained by those people, their
χενοι, whom they will entertain during their six working months.
Shane Mage
"L'après-vie, c'est une auberge espagnole. L'on n'y trouve que ce
qu'on a apporté."
Bardo Thodol
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