{"id":619906,"date":"2022-04-15T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/619906\/"},"modified":"2022-04-15T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:00:03","slug":"what-if-we-just-stopped-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/619906\/","title":{"rendered":"What If We Just&#8230;Stopped Working?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2i0RrGx_GrE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhat If We Just&#8230;Stopped Working? \u2013 Second Thought<br \/>\nSUBSCRIBE HERE: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nFsvTS<\/p>\n<p>Ever think about how the average person is orders of magnitude more productive than workers of the past, and yet our work week hasn&#8217;t gotten any shorter? What&#8217;s the deal? In this week&#8217;s episode we&#8217;re looking at the idea of &#8220;work,&#8221; and how it&#8217;s been so thoroughly polluted by capitalism. <\/p>\n<p>New video every Friday!<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES<br \/>\nOn work and post-work, generally<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=3uYJoGw83YAC&#038;printsec=frontcover<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.bigissue.com\/opinion\/david-graeber-to-save-the-world-were-going-to-have-to-stop-working\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/theanarchistlibrary.org\/library\/bertrand-russell-in-praise-of-idleness-11-02-05-22-00-46<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/jacobinmag.com\/2018\/03\/four-hour-workweek-tim-ferriss-work<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.jacobinmag.com\/2018\/02\/workweek-free-time-precarity-daylight-savings-time<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/jacobinmag.com\/2020\/11\/work-time-leisure-hours-overwork-labor<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kathi Weeks   We Work Too Damn Hard!\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3T5tuobF_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Work?\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1V1YnecK9q4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Do We Work?\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUs-G9j11kk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2015\/07\/world-without-work\/395294\/ <\/p>\n<p>On meaningful work, specifically<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com.au\/books?id=40SCDwAAQBAJ&#038;printsec=frontcover <\/p>\n<p>On bullshit work, very specifically<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/books\/under-review\/the-bullshit-job-boom<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=iHVEDwAAQBAJ&#038;printsec=frontcover <\/p>\n<p>On work and the very concept of energy, as specific as it gets<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=UgiqDwAAQBAJ&#038;printsec=frontcover <\/p>\n<p>Iceland study<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/autonomy.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ICELAND_4DW.pdf<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackkelly\/2021\/07\/05\/iceland-tried-a-shortened-workweek-and-it-was-an-overwhelming-success\/?sh=6e2e8bdb3ac8 <\/p>\n<p>Burnout stats<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9dOWRr6NKx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/everyonesocial.com\/blog\/employee-burnout-statistics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">16 Employee Burnout Statistics You Can\u2019t Ignore<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;16 Employee Burnout Statistics You Can\u2019t Ignore&#8221; &#8212; EveryoneSocial\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonesocial.com\/blog\/employee-burnout-statistics\/embed\/#?secret=0fiaPpRQz9#?secret=9dOWRr6NKx\" data-secret=\"9dOWRr6NKx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Multiple job stats<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-economy-multiple-jobs\/share-of-u-s-workers-holding-multiple-jobs-is-rising-new-census-report-shows-idUSKBN2AH2PI <\/p>\n<p>1.5 &#8211; 3 hours stat &#038; nonwork<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1350508413515541<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2014\/12\/the-wasted-workday\/383380\/ <\/p>\n<p>Diminishing returns productivity<br \/>\n\u200b\u200bhttps:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2016\/03\/does-working-fewer-hours-make-you-more-productive\/ <\/p>\n<p>Meaningless jobs stats<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/today.yougov.com\/topics\/economy\/articles-reports\/2021\/08\/02\/working-americans-jobs-fulfilling-meaningful-poll<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/topics\/economy\/articles-reports\/2020\/02\/20\/quarter-british-workers-find-jobs-lack-meaning <\/p>\n<p>Just a fantastic Forbes article<br \/>\n\u200b\u200bhttps:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescoachescouncil\/2018\/07\/11\/harboring-resentment-at-your-job-15-ways-to-rise-above-it\/?sh=100e73ad76f7 <\/p>\n<p>Follow and Support Second Thought!<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/_SecondThought<br \/>\nPatreon: https:\/\/patreon.com\/secondthought<br \/>\nBuyMeACoffee: https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/secondthought<br \/>\nCashApp: $JTChapman<\/p>\n<p>Watch More Second Thought:<br \/>\nLatest Uploads: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27<br \/>\nSpaaaaaace!: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v<br \/>\nWhat If&#8230;: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN&#8211;Cvi<br \/>\nPopular Videos: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN<\/p>\n<p>About Second Thought:<br \/>\nSecond Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. 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