Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • Lmaydev@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    But it would double the amount of jobs in other sectors as well.

    Lots of industries can’t just stop 4 days a week.

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      1 year ago

      I think a lot of industries that aren’t attractive right now would be more attractive with shorter hours. Which would mean they could hire more people.

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Would require we invest in educating people properly rather than setting them up for minimum wage jobs because we need them filled.

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          1 year ago

          Some of them could be filled by people right now, such as teachers and nurses who left the field because they felt overworked (and underpaid).