People predicted the working week would decrease dramatically over the last half-century. We now seem to work much harder. People predicted a paperless office. On the contrary we use more paper than ever because we can print on it so damn fast! Who knows what the outcome of more robots will be? Judging by the last 50 years it'll mean more and harder work for all of us.
In the US, the ammount of housework per day has not gone down much in the last 150 years. This is despite the advent of vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, etc. Instead, we have found ways to use these inventions to change the way we do things, so that we can fill up our free time with the same old chores....
Same thing regarding the work force. Sure, it is painful for the older population who may not have the skills to compete, but that is an argument for lowering the retirement age, IMO;-) Can we all retire
Housework has gone down for most people. Did you see that TV series 1900 house? A bunch of modern British people decided to live for 3 months as if in 1900. Life for the women was one long chore. The amount of work was unbelievable. Just doing the washing was an entire day's work. Cooking was hell as a stove needed to be maintained. It was hard and slow to cook with. I can't even begin to reconut how much work these people did!
Housework has gone down for most people. Did you see that TV series 1900 house? A bunch of modern British people decided to live for 3 months as if in 1900. Life for the women was one long chore. The amount of work was unbelievable. Just doing the washing was an entire day's work. Cooking was hell as a stove needed to be maintained. It was hard and slow to cook with. I can't even begin to reconut how much work these people did!
The amount of skill required was greater. You can't master cooking on a moder
That is finally happening, but only because the two income family is now the norm.
A classic example of the change. Laundry used to be a day long ordeal. It was perfectly acceptable to wear the same pants for a week and the same shirt for 2 days or more (depending on profession). washer and dryer come along and save a lot of time, but now clothers are worn once then washed.
Roughly the same thing happened with other chores. Now that nobody has time anymore, we'
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Who can make predictions like that? (Score:4, Insightful)
Well said, but there is more (Score:2)
Same thing regarding the work force. Sure, it is painful for the older population who may not have the skills to compete, but that is an argument for lowering the retirement age, IMO
Re:Well said, but there is more (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Well said, but there is more (Score:2)
The amount of skill required was greater. You can't master cooking on a moder
Re:Well said, but there is more (Score:2)
Housework has gone down for most people.
That is finally happening, but only because the two income family is now the norm.
A classic example of the change. Laundry used to be a day long ordeal. It was perfectly acceptable to wear the same pants for a week and the same shirt for 2 days or more (depending on profession). washer and dryer come along and save a lot of time, but now clothers are worn once then washed.
Roughly the same thing happened with other chores. Now that nobody has time anymore, we'