@walterolson @pmarca I remember hearing somewhere that during the middle ages, people worked much much less than now, day-wise..
A popular meme claims the Left brought us the concept of the weekend. But that was just for starters http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36145184 …
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@walterolson@pmarca ..possibly in the range of only 4 days a week. and that's not including all the major festivals and holidays
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@pmarca@walterolson ehh. yes and no. the middle ages weren't quite as bad as popular myth makes out. tho it was fully malthusian -
@pmarca@walterolson ironically, after the plague hit, things were really quite good. everyone getting big fat inheritances - Show replies
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@jamesmcn@pmarca@walterolson i think it was in greg clark's economic history course. ill have to go digging nowThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@walterolson@pmarca They have delivered the working class a 2-day work week. The proletariat utopia exists!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@walterolson@pmarca@BBCWorld The codification of Exodus16 in Jewish law & later similar Christian tradition is the origin of the weekend.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@walterolson@pmarca Well technically they're not run by the left anymore. They're now run by competent capitalists. So blame them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@walterolson@pmarca@BBCWorld Potshots @ Venezuelan politics aside, this a better oppty to promote the need for sustainable energy@AlaskaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@walterolson@LHBrok Topically enough, it was the Jews who brought it to west. Being industrious people, they only suggested one day tho!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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