If we used our machines to produce goods for direct consumption there would be a hell of a lot less work to be done. We can already make enough foods, clothing, shelter, etc. for the world’s population. Moreover, the greater our technological capacity, the less hours we will have to work to fulfill our material needs.
Compare this with capitalism. Capitalism insists that we continually produce in order to make greater and greater profits. This leads to much waste, overproduction, and, equivalently, over-work. Even after a drastic increase in productive capacity, the capitalists keep us working 8 hours a day. But we no longer need to work this much; we are trading our lives away so that .01% of us can make more money than they could ever spend.
Work is depressing. I don’t want to do it and I won’t follow an ideology that insists it must be done.
If we used our machines to produce goods for direct consumption there would be a hell of a lot less work to be done. We can already make enough foods, clothing, shelter, etc. for the world’s population. Moreover, the greater our technological capacity, the less hours we will have to work to fulfill our material needs.
Compare this with capitalism. Capitalism insists that we continually produce in order to make greater and greater profits. This leads to much waste, overproduction, and, equivalently, over-work. Even after a drastic increase in productive capacity, the capitalists keep us working 8 hours a day. But we no longer need to work this much; we are trading our lives away so that .01% of us can make more money than they could ever spend.
Less work isn’t no work.
If I have to exist within the human concept of time then no deal.