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Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000 (feddit.de)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How do I argue that this is a bad thing to my boss.

I will preface by saying that my boss is a great guy. I don’t have targets and I get freedom and feel empowered in that sense.

But we often debate about the world and he seems to argue that on the whole society is doing a lot better than we did in the past. Living longer, more luxuries etc.

[–] ironhydroxide 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the whole.... how would you define that? The mean? The median? If it's mean, he may have a point because the richest people don't have to work for many thousands of years each. But the median person is likely under poverty level.

And better..... also what is the definition of that? More money? More free time? Less crime/risk of injury? Etc.

And then there's the case that it doesn't matter if it's "better" than it was however arbitrary time ago, it matters that it could be better for a massively greater percentage of people. But in the current state it is only insanely better for only a select few, and nearly the same for the vast majority of people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Thank you for this. You’ve definitely given me some points to touch on.

For what it’s worth, I agree we should do better.