submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
 

Can't you just disable sleep on close? Fuckin noobs

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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I can't remember the specifics of it, but I vaugely remember someone pointing out that back in the 70s people assumed that rising productivity meant they'd have to work less. That if the work of a week in 1970 would be the work of three days in 2020, that they'd simply only work those three days. Even if I'm misremembering what was said, I feel like it's clear to see that rising productivity doesn't mean we're going to work any less. Capitalism will just keep squeezing until nothing is left.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    That was the Jetson's storyline: George goes to work 3 days a week, 2 hours a day, to sit at a desk and press one button.

    Notice that storyline didn't get repeated much.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Also made enough for a nice floating house, a flying car, and a robot maid.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    And still has to deal with rush hour traffic...

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Remote work still isnt fully accepted even in the future.

    My pet theory is that the jetsons and the Flintstones are in universe, on the same planet, in the same time period. One lives in the clouds, the other on the ground. Where do you think all the raw materials come from? Dinosaur operated quarries

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Yeah everyone on the ground making due with bioengineered animals that look like dinosaurs, and no one can afford shoes but it's ok because everyone has been bioengineered to run really fast and have impervious feet.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Yeah futurists said the same shit about email and smartphones, etc. These were “time saving” productivity tools that would help us all enjoy a better work-life balance. Instead you end up with workers essentially on call 24x7x365.

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