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groundzeros2015today at 5:09 PM1 replyview on HN

This doesn’t seem immediately false. Industrial society creates more complexity and specializations. There is more work to do all the time.


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Retrictoday at 5:32 PM

Actual AI seems like a possibility here.

Also the percentage of adults working has been dropping for a while. Retired used to be a tiny fraction of the population that’s no longer the case, people spend more time being educated or in prison etc.

Overall people are seeing a higher standard of living while doing less work.

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