&gt; Compared to that time (1920s, 1930s), people today (in the developed world) really DO NOT have to work so hard and the surplus is huge.<p>We could be working even less though.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;c4ad.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;epi-disconnect-between-productivity-and-wages-v1.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;c4ad.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;epi-disconnect-betw...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.csail.mit.edu&#x2F;mac&#x2F;users&#x2F;rauch&#x2F;worktime&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.csail.mit.edu&#x2F;mac&#x2F;users&#x2F;rauch&#x2F;worktime&#x2F;</a>