We will go here to begin this one.
As noted therein:
In the 1880s, when men worked long days and women were mostly cut off from the workforce, the typical American married couple averaged just over 68 hours of weekly paid labor. In 1965, as men’s workdays contracted and women poured into the workforce, the typical American married couple averaged 67 hours of weekly paid labor — just one hour less. In the early 2000s, the typical American married couple averaged, you guessed it, almost exactly 67 hours of weekly paid labor. In 2020? Still 67 hours.
Nice. The first place your brain goes typically is: How is this possible? We have all this advanced tech and we’re supposedly so productive (LOL) and everything else about work has changed since the 1880s, so why is the “67” number so steadfast?
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