Talk:Shorten the work week and lower the cost of living

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Put this somewhere on a separate page: One reason for shortening the work week:

If people were less overworked (and less worried about making ends meet), more people would be open to thinking about global issues like climate change and what they can do. People might also get along with others better, having more time to be self-aware and reflect on other people's experiences. Violent crime rates might even go down(...)( for the reason mentioned, and also because fewer people would turn to crime to make a living ). Having to worry about basic needs, puts people in survival mode, and makes it harder to think logically and abstractly about higher issues.

Relevant study maybe: Judges are far more likely to grant parole after having breakfast and after having a lunch break, compared to before. Illustrates that worrying about basic needs makes a person less open-minded, less nice, and less patient for working through logical processes. (Now idk if it's a convincing example for everyone - parole policy is a whole other discussion to be had. But the point still stands that even judges get heavily biased by whether they had a meal.)

Elie (talk) 18:19, 30 November 2025 (EST)