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Is It True That...
...We Used to Work More?24 min
Available until 17/06/2026
18/06/2025
Do we work more today than in the distant past? Hunter-gatherers often got by with little effort, and it was only with agriculture and industrial work that working hours exploded, so what might the future hold for our working lives?
Country
Germany
Year
2024
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