A big reason for the 40 hr week (and the main barrier to Universal Basic Income, although advocates deny it) is that the ruling class need people to simply be occupied and doing something.
If lots of people have lots of free time, they get all sorts of ideas about how society should be, and start protesting and stuff .
Well yes and no.
A big reason for the 40 hr week (and the main barrier to Universal Basic Income, although advocates deny it) is that the ruling class need people to simply be occupied and doing something.
If lots of people have lots of free time, they get all sorts of ideas about how society should be, and start protesting and stuff .
Can’t have that .