• d00ery@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We chase money because this equates to goods and services. Well there’s a huge excess of money being produced and horded.

    This excess production is a result of … work (plus machinery, efficiency improvements etc).

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      3 months ago

      Obviously. That was the edit “what we have now” I referred to.

      I’m not idealizing the current system, I’m saying 3h of “whatever needs to be done” isn’t going to keep us anywhere near a western standard of living

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        3 months ago

        3h per day doesn’t need to be portioned as such. Maybe you work 8 hour days for 6 months and take the rest of the year off until you’re back for your next project.

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            3 months ago

            Fair enough but we can be charitable and consider it an average. Dismissing it by literal interpretation isn’t advancing the conversation. Apply the principle of charity and the point stands.

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              3 months ago

              Sure but I can’t be able to cover every possible non traditional work type.

              My point is I was specifically contrasting the stated 3h ancient standard