• arrow74@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    Remember maintaining a household used to be considered a full time occupation for 1 adult per household.

    We need to bring that idea back and separate it from gendered labor. 1 adult’s full time pay should always cover the cost of a home and family

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      5 months ago

      And there are hundreds of other necessary activities that aren’t listed here. What is your point? The point of the post is that this person (and many others) feel overburdened by the pressures and requirements of modern society. Pointing out that the specific chore of vacuuming doesn’t have to happen every day isn’t astute.

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      5 months ago

      I’m not sure if this is referring to work or sleep, but something that’s been bothering me about the ‘8 hour workday’ / a ‘9 to 5’ is that’s just not how it is in my experience. It’s 8:00 - 5:00 with an hour lunch break that is certainly less than an hour and at your desk.

      I spend about 9.5 hours each work day in work mode.

      • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
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        Yea, we can’t actually just appear at work, and start producing instantly, then be home to enjoy the rest. Our whole lives have to revolve around work. It is the real reason people start losing IQ after a certain age.