[georgemcbay]

Well, if you really believe it is as simple as being a pure numbers game then based on population counts we're going to have to find a way to work 24 to 28 days a week to keep up with the Chinese.

So either your premise is horribly flawed or we're fucked no matter what we do.

[PaulWillis]

I agree it will eventually happen, but of course it will happen faster if we're less productive.

[joedrew]

The whole point of advocating for fewer work days is that we are just as productive in fewer hours. That's why overtime doesn't work long-term; you wear out and do less per unit time.

[TeMPOraL]

I think that used to be the whole point, somewhere around one hundred years ago. I thought that now the point is, we're doing mostly bullshit jobs anyway, so how about we all agree to work a bit less and have some time to live our lives?

[titter]

So the reason for working longer hours is to ensure that the Chinese people have to work longer hours (which ensures that Westerners have to work longer hours)?

Seems like a pretty bad prisoner's dilemma - and a pointless exercise if you already accept that China will ultimately win.