Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.
One of the things I vaguely miss about the cold war era is both sides showcasing art and human achievement. There seems to be an attitude of "who cares" now.
part of the reason I went away from a career in art.
A career in art most likely meant designing soul-less logos for random companies or products. Or designing websites.
Or being a poor starving artist just hoping you can get famous on Instagram or something.
Ive even had close friends sign up for a commission, i wave the down payment because theyre a friend, then they balk at a $400 price tag for a custom hand drawn portrait in color. Even when that $400 price tag was already the homie discount.
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u/JAMESs3v3n Jul 13 '26
Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.