The Problem with things, like the 15 hour per week claim, is that work isn’t comparable in different forms of society.
The article for example never specified, what it defines as work. Is only the time spent hunting or foraging ‘work’ ?
Is making & maintaining tools work? Is learning a new skill from an elder work? Is experimenting with a new technique work? Is keeping the campfire alive work? Is keeping watch for dangerous animals work? All of which are work in today’s society. Hell, over half of my work week is spent ‘socialising’. Do I only work for 20 hours a week now?
Every article or study, that I know of, that claims that people in the past worked significantly less, fails to specify what it defines as work.
The Problem with things, like the 15 hour per week claim, is that work isn’t comparable in different forms of society.
The article for example never specified, what it defines as work. Is only the time spent hunting or foraging ‘work’ ?
Is making & maintaining tools work? Is learning a new skill from an elder work? Is experimenting with a new technique work? Is keeping the campfire alive work? Is keeping watch for dangerous animals work? All of which are work in today’s society. Hell, over half of my work week is spent ‘socialising’. Do I only work for 20 hours a week now?
Every article or study, that I know of, that claims that people in the past worked significantly less, fails to specify what it defines as work.