"A society where you only have to work three days a week, that's probably OK," Bill Gates said.

Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • @[email protected]English
    16•2 years ago

    “where you only have to work three days a week” seems to imply that you will be paid the same. Or perhaps more logically food would be cheaper. I imagine this will hurt the agriculture sector though, at least in the short term.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•2 years ago

      But it would double the amount of jobs in other sectors as well.

      Lots of industries can’t just stop 4 days a week.

      • Flying Squid
        English
        3•2 years ago

        I think a lot of industries that aren’t attractive right now would be more attractive with shorter hours. Which would mean they could hire more people.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•2 years ago

          Exactly. Would require we invest in educating people properly rather than setting them up for minimum wage jobs because we need them filled.

          • Flying Squid
            English
            3•2 years ago

            Some of them could be filled by people right now, such as teachers and nurses who left the field because they felt overworked (and underpaid).