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RE: So you believe in Communism?
I think you are extremely overoptimistic here.
But generally, yes, we could go to 15 hour work week for most jobs in a matter of maybe 20-30 years if we really put our effort into that.
Same is true for fighting climate change, de-soilification and the oceans dying from plastic.
Now we just have to get our heads around the idea that having a job is not the most important thing in the world, but rather not destroying the only planet we have.
I grant that all the miraculous tech I see forthcoming isn't here yet, but the basics are already, and time is all it takes from there. I didn't predict a time frame, but considering how fast smart phones basically took over the world, 30 years seems very pessimistic to me. I'll settle for ever, frankly.
I agree that restoration of robust and natural ecosystems is perhaps the most valuable investment we could undertake, as the invaluable evolutionary mechanisms, incredible and fecund diversity (that is our life support system), and perhaps least, the ready made blueprints for uncountable biological mechanisms we can learn to understand, emulate, and adapt for bespoke purposes.
Thanks!