David Graeber Institute on Nostr: Under modern capitalism, new technology that should be used to shorten the workweek ...
Under modern capitalism, new technology that should be used to shorten the workweek and make life easier for people, instead is used to throw workers out of jobs, boost stock prices and to enrich billionaires.
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