Paul Millerd
@pmillerd
I suspect we are at some sort of leisure tipping point. A shift that happens when less than 50% of weekday time is dominated by work. A huge number of remote workers are there. And a huge flood of retirees. Is this a good thing? I suspect not in the short term. Our world is still dominated by economic and work narratives.
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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Disagree. Most people actually want to work as hard as they can, modulo health/talent etc., at a meaningful outlet for effort. Most checking-out/laying flat/quiet quitting isn't a positive preference for leisure. It's lack of outlet for meaningful effort. Even retirees and invalids. Within their limits they want to effort-max. Even mediocrats like me. We don't solve for *excellence* or *efficiency* or *optimality* crafting a strategic slacking posture is actually a kind of thoroughness-oriented effort-maxing. The principle of following the path of least resistance is true, but it is NOT the same thing as least effort. Resistance is a function of the direction you choose to go, not the effort you're willing to put out.
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Paul Millerd
@pmillerd
hmm i think the word leisure trips you up when i use it i agree with what you are saying im just saying formal work is becoming a smaller part of peoples lives (labor hours have been dropping pretty consistently), and shifting back and forth between "at work" and "working on stuff" will be an interesting challenge
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