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aim for 100% zero-work not 100% employeement

Posted by: Sean Anderson ( Australia ) on March 15, 1997 at 10:30:26:

If you are familiar with the writings of Jerry Rifkin, you may be aware of his book " the end of work " the main theseis being that through changes in technology and as we move towards a information economy we are eliminating many many jobs. Culminating in a 40% unemployement rate in 30years ( not sure of figs )

I believe the vast majority of work in consumer capitalist society has nothing to do with human needs, maybe as high as 85%.

We shpuld be aiming to create technologies that eliminate work and use anarcho-syndicalist methods to make the work that has to be done as litttle and
effortless as possible

We have to work for a zero-work economy, work is slavery.

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