Some economists even thought long ago that we would be enjoying much more leisure by this point. John Maynard Keynes, in his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren,” speculated that, within a hundred years, that is, by 2030, higher incomes would reduce the average workday to a mere three hours, for a total workweek of only 15 hours.
你可以想象，一段时间的失业或许可以用来反思、重建个人人际网络和回归基本价值。很久以前，一些经济学家甚至认为我们可以因此享受更多的闲暇。凯恩斯在其1930年的论文《我们孙辈的经济可能》（“Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren”）中猜测，不出100年，也就是说，到2030年，更高的收入将把平均工作日时长缩减至三小时，工作周时长缩减至15小时。