I wonder if someday we’ll have a “monthend”, where most of society takes a whole week off at the end of a month. I think I’d like this better than a 4 day work week. People could come back truly rested.

With the shift to AI, it could happen.

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toasty228 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> With the shift to AI, it could happen.

You'll work more and they'll pocket the difference, as it's been the case for every advances in the last 50 years.

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deadbabe 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Do they?

With AI agents, I work less, not more. The difference is it's off the books. On paper I seem to work the same but not in practice. I've gone from 40 hour work weeks to maybe 2 or 3 hours a day pushing some prompts. Someday, it might be 2 or 3 hours a week.

	▲	meibo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That only works until they realize what's going on. Then you will be expected to output so much that you will have to prompt for 40 hours a week.

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jasonvorhe 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And work all 3 weeks?

Nah, I'll keep my Friday's off.

	▲	throw1234567891 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Your Fridays.

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b112 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We could all work 5 day/2day off, 4 weeks, and whatever was left at the end of the month? Time off.

The variability would be fun. Sometimes it would be a 5 day weekend even.