"Get the hell out of here!" — American cartoon (undated, ca. 1930) showing the '4 Hour Day' booting the devil of 'Depression' off a cliff.

Presumably published in one of the Industrial Workers of the World's newspapers.

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[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Honestly I would have to assume psychological considering limiting the workday to 4 hours legitimately slows down productivity.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the idea here is another shift would cover the other 4 hours which would relieve unployment.

[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah you’re probably right. That makes more sense for sure.

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Was the word even used in a psychological sense in 1930? I'll research...

PS: Freud wrote Mourning and Melancholia in 1917, so it wasn't called 'depression' then.

[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I have no idea but that’s what it seems like to me.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

But it would allow you to hire more workers and lower unemployment and raise consumption, which is what the economy actually is

Probably would have helped a lot