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What The Jetsons Got Wrong—And Why It Matters
But here’s where “The Jetsons” missed the mark, and it’s the most important part for anyone feeling stuck in their career today.
The show predicted that by 2062, technology would make work so easy that George only needed to work a few hours a day, a couple of days a week. The assumption was that automation would lead to more leisure time for everyone.
According to research from Swinburne University, this hasn’t happened. Instead, as economist Juliet Schor noted in “The Overworked American,” our economic system is geared toward increasing consumption and profits. The emphasis has been on making more money as the key to happiness, which means working even harder, not less.
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