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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea (www.businessinsider.com)
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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.

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[โ€“] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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