Arthur Cordell wrote: > Agree!! Except there is no venue it seems except for FW that acknowledges > it a fit topic for discussion. Seems to violate the party line of growth > and more growth. > > Sort of like discussing market reforms in the USSR circa 1990. Goes against > the party line.
A German programmer wrote a book called "5 hours are enough" where he calculates that the 5 hour work week (5, not 35) would be sufficient if the money system would be abolished and society would drop the consumerism/growth mania, producing only the _necessary_ goods & services in efficient ways (e.g. making high-quality long-lasting products, instead of short-lasting use-and-dump junk just to maximize profits). Ironically, the author works at a bank (which he writes will become obsolete under his system). Since the bank found out about the book (which he published on his website, http://www.5-stunden-woche.de ), his employer tries to mob him out of the company (direct firing is impossible due to labor laws). Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
