Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBernie Sanders says if AI is coming for workers, it should bring a four-day workweek with itfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square206linkfedilinkarrow-up1999arrow-down113cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoBut if everyone gets paid for 4 days, does it really matter? I haven’t heard a lot of stories about people becoming homeless and starving due to going from 45 hours/week to 37 in the past.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·20 hours agoI know people who have side gigs or two jobs to make ends meet.
minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·20 hours agoYou’re completely right. In fact, maybe we should force them to work 50 hour weeks on both jobs. That would be much better for their situation.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoI was saying people have to do that to survive. I didn’t say it was a good thing.
But if everyone gets paid for 4 days, does it really matter? I haven’t heard a lot of stories about people becoming homeless and starving due to going from 45 hours/week to 37 in the past.
I know people who have side gigs or two jobs to make ends meet.
You’re completely right. In fact, maybe we should force them to work 50 hour weeks on both jobs. That would be much better for their situation.
I was saying people have to do that to survive. I didn’t say it was a good thing.