Prometheus

Why We Still Work So Much

We were supposed to be working less by now. Nearly a century ago, the greatest economist of the twentieth century, John Maynard Keynes, predicted that technological progress would dramatically raise our standard of living, while reducing the workweek to no more than fifteen hours. It seemed a reasonable assumption. Productivity

Work & Freedom (Manifesto)

We have built our entire civilization around work. Our cities, our institutions, and even our daily rhythms revolve around it. From education to retirement, life is largely organized around the expectation that we must work. Occupations define identity, structure our days, and often determine our place in society. When we