• tetris11@feddit.uk
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      1 day ago

      Can you imagine how nice the world would be if it rotated just a bit slower?

      No difference at all. We’d just be forced to work harder and burn out quicker.

      I take solace that the 24 hour clock is somewhat immutable to the slave drivers that run our soceity

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          1 day ago

          Of course, but our working rights have been heavily eroded the last few decades (name me one person who strictly works 8 hours anymore for a livable wage).

          My comment was to say that I’m glad there’s a hardcoded maximum to how long a day physically can be, as a stopgap to any further oppression

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            1 day ago

            name me one person who strictly works 8 hours anymore for a livable wage

            …that would be me. I work 37h/week and make 160% of the median pay in my country. I would say I’m definitely making a living wage.

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              24 hours ago

              That sounds amazing and congrats to you for securing such a career. I’d say I’m earning similar, and it’s by no means livable, but yes YMMV