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Antonio the Sixth
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« on: May 13, 2014, 12:26:48 PM »
Hopefully this will finally prompt us to realize there is no reason for everybody to break their backs working 40-50 hours a week, and reevaluate the importance of rest and leisure in the human experience.
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Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2014, 11:24:24 AM »
Quote from: boshembechle on May 13, 2014, 10:56:28 PM
Quote from: Antonio V on May 13, 2014, 12:26:48 PM
Hopefully this will finally prompt us to realize there is no reason for everybody to break their backs working 40-50 hours a week, and reevaluate the importance of rest and leisure in the human experience.
But on the other side of the coin, would humans grow "weaker" and more "clumsy" in a post-scarcity world?

"Weakness" is the hallmark of civilization.
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