Thread: Whatever happened to "The Leisure Society?"
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Old 03-26-2012, 10:36 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
They're making a big mistake.
Any body who didn't already read this fascinating article found by Bruce, please do yourself a favor and check it out. I was completely surprised--I had no idea why we had actually developed the 40-hour week standard.



And somewhere in there they point to long hours creeping back following the lead of technology-obsessed geeks with Asperger's!
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