From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Tue Dec 26 2000 - 18:59:15 MST
Good points Harvey. I just have to quibble with this one...
> 5. Free Time: We also work less time and have a lot of free time.
> That is a major difference.
Everything I've read says that we work more than ever, that the trend over
time has been for the amount of hours people spend working to increase,
rather relentlessly. We may possibly this century be beginning to turn that
around... although with the 35 hour week fading from memory for most of us
(yes, it used to exist here), I doubt it.
Hunter gatherers apparently spent about 2 hours a day in work-like (staying
alive related) activity, and from there it's gone downhill (I'll go dig for
an attribution).
Emlyn
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