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[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

~~I don't understand your rationale in your opening sentence. A larger population means a proportionate increase in workload.~~

I am totally with you on the productivity angle. Politicians, academics, journalists warn us about an ageing population resulting in an inverted population pyramid. "Who will look after the elderly?" they cry but never touch on productivity. Even the Left are silent. Strange

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

The entry point is about women, who previously primarily filled the role of housewives, entering the workforce. Since then, the share of people going to work practically doubled, but the working hours did not decrease, so capitalists got twice as much labor, and as it became harder and harder to lead a family on a single income, they essentially just exploited that extra labor for free.

[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

OK I understand what you mean now.

Right wing hijacked women's right to work turning it into women's necessity to work for ever increasing mortgage/rent with half of it being siphoned off into childcare.

No more could a household rely on a single bread-winner.

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