leisure society
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Dishwashers of the Future Were Sometimes Supposed to Just Break Your Dishes
“The house of 1999 will be virtually maintenance free,” the narrator declares in his 1967 concept film. And while you can probably guess some of the technological advancements in the movie — like computers, fax machines, and even email — there’s one prediction from the short promotional film that didn’t quite pan out. It was…
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Jack Ma Predicts People Will Work Just 16 Hours Per Week By 2047
Jack Ma, the billionaire businessman and chairman of the Alibaba Group, believes that automation will help workers of the future enjoy more leisure time. In fact, he sees a future where people will be working just 16 hours per week by 2047.
