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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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[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

But are we still paid the same? Otherwise it would be working 2 jobs which one during "weekends". Much worse.

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[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago

So some kind of techno quasi-socialism. Sounds great. I wonder who's gonna get in the way of that, Bill?

[–] meter_kilo@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

I'm even ok with the 0-day work week, as long as I get the salary in time.

[–] SoupACabra@lemmy.wtf 8 points 2 years ago

Capitalism and automation cannot coexist. Fallout 76 players know it very well.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

What's the plan/roadmap Mr. Gates?

Edit: he solved tuberculosis or something, how about he eliminates an even bigger and more transmissible scourge on society—economic slavery which modern life constitutes

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[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

A 3-day work week would give rise to doing 2 non-concurrent jobs, or a six day work week.

I mean, I could see the benefits - don't like one of your jobs? Quit one, it isn't loosing your whole paycheck. Of course, there are weird structural problems like getting scheduled for those 3 days and random times throughout the week making it really a 7-day job with only 3-days of work, and the whole "you can only work 19.95 hrs and if you work more, then we are required to give you health insurance, so you can't work more than that."

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