• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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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