soapmanwun

4y

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please tell me this isn't really your argument for the 40 hour work week...

Edit: mistyped

americana

4y

what is the difference between this and slavery?

americana

4y

lol yeah maybe once you’re 70 if you’re lucky

imagine being part of the lower class where you never had the opportunity to be educated because you never made enough to have time off, so you and your family live in a never ending cycle of work and toil

CLB Fractions

4y

im not arguing against it

CGodJr

4y

Probably work on my business or explore if the job is remote. It’s not that complicated tbh. There’s literally so much to do when not working:

I can learn a new skill, attempt to start a business, get in the tune with the arts, volunteer, explore new places, etc. work means absolutely nothing to me. I don’t align with the weird American culture where work is supposed to be my life and I’m supposed to be fulfilled by working hard. I used to, but nah, working a bunch of hours for someone else has 0 benefit to me other than putting money in my pocket.

1. Traveling to work stuck in traffic or public transportation is a waste of my time
2. Talking to a bunch of people on the daily that I really don’t care about and have to fake act like I’m cool with is a waste of time
3. Me spending most of my day completing tasks that really don’t improve the world (aka 99% of jobs) is a waste of time.

So all in all, I could be sitting home all day and thatd be a better use of my time than working 40 hours for the rest of my life. That said I do understand the necessity of work to keep society functioning so guess we’ll have to deal with it

YA BOY ACE

4y

? I live in a half million dollar home right now at 25 and live like a king lol I'm not working 40 hrs at Micky D's

I literally grew up in section 8 with a single mom and made opportunities for myself. The idea that lower income people don't have the opportunity to be educated is a myth. I went to a good state school and graduated with my bachelor's with 30k of debt and didn't even have scholarships like that. People suppress themselves because they buy into that mentality

americana

4y

lol yeah maybe once you’re 70 if you’re lucky

imagine being part of the lower class where you never had the opportunity to be educated because you never made enough to have time off, so you and your family live in a never ending cycle of work and toil

americana

4y

being working class isn’t just an effect of mentality and you know it

even the people down there SHOULD be able to make a good livable wage without needing to put in the 10-12hours a day that they need to

Not every person can go to school and work and care for their family all at once, especially if they lack skills that are necessary to advance themselves

americana

4y

working 40 hours a week for 40 years can’t justify a luxurious lifestyle ever for me ever

that’s more than half my waking hours for ten decades

soapmanwun

4y

fixed

CLB Fractions

4y

im not arguing for it either. 40 hours is arbitrary. im just saying 40 hours a week that much and it gives you structure and something to do.

CLB Fractions

4y

im not arguing for it either. 40 hours is arbitrary. im just saying 40 hours a week that much and it gives you structure and something to do.

americana

4y

being working class isn’t just an effect of mentality and you know it

even the people down there SHOULD be able to make a good livable wage without needing to put in the 10-12hours a day that they need to

Not every person can go to school and work and care for their family all at once, especially if they lack skills that are necessary to advance themselves

CLB Fractions

4y

40 hours a week isnt even that much. its not like u doing anything else 🥴

the 7-8 hour school day preps you for workin 8 hours a day

coltrup

4y

haven't really been keeping up with this entire exchange but I'm curious- in your ideal world, would you do wage labour for 40 hours a week?

edit: nvm read this post wrong. although I'm still curious as to what you mean by 'something to do' - I'm sure most people could pretty easily find more enjoyable things to fill up their time lol

YA BOY ACE

4y

I get to live in a beautiful home with my incredible wife, do work that I enjoy and live a fairly luxurious lifestyle

soapmanwun

4y

Our time on this planet is very brief. Any amount of time we spend doing something shouldn't be arbitrary. Work shouldn't be what structures our whole lives, just part of it.

CGodJr

4y

you won, married at 25. Was my dream

YA BOY ACE

4y

Well technically I'm engaged but I'll be married in four months when I'm 26 😁 I really lucked out with her though

user

4y

its a privilege to look at it as a choice to justify

imagine asking a nigga in a third world country getting paid in rice this lol