Bertrand Russell, British philosopher, social critic and political activist, was not a fan of work. In his 1932 essay, “In Praise of Idleness”, he thought that if our societies were better managed the average person would only need to work four hours a day. Such a working day would “entitle a man [or woman] to the necessities and elementary comforts of life.” The rest of the day could be devoted to the pursuit of science, painting and writing. This sounds pretty good to me. Bertrand Russell correctly anticipated that technological advancement would increase productivity. However, he thought that this technological advancement would free people from long work hours. Similarly, John Maynard Keynes estimated that we would be working 15 hours per week by 2030.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 23:43:22 +0000
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