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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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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The problem is that would be wildly unstable. The capitalist class can't sell automated-produced goods if people don't have any money because they're unemployed.

However, those mass layoffs will make this quarter's numbers go up, and everything else is a problem for next quarter, which is why they'll do it.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago

They'll milk it until society crumbles putting Bandaids® on problems until revolution.