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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea (www.businessinsider.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 261 points 2 years ago (19 children)

I don’t care what one of the richest people in the world thinks about labour and work/life balance. I care what the average person thinks.

But he’s right about this.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Companies would automate and save on employees, making people poor. Automation only makes sense if basic universal income is applied

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If people are that poor they will just deautomate the machines in protest until UBI happens.