What do you think of a world without work? An endless vacation, or wondering how you will put dinner on the table? The possibilities are endless. Derek Thompson, the author of “ A World Without Work” published in the July/August 2015 issue of The Atlantic, brings to light to what may be our future if technology continues advancing. Thompson uses plenty of evidence to cover his article. Everything from American history to statistics to theories produced by economists. The evidence that Thompson uses, is what makes this article great. This paper will focus on the details Thompson uses in this article, as well how he uses his evidence see both sides of the spectrum, the good and the bad. To start off the article, Thompson uses factual evidence
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In most cases contradictory is a weakness, however in this article it was a great way to show both sides of the argument. Most of the factual evidence proves that an increase in technology and a decrease in jobs availability does no good for the economy or metal health of people. The Regional Depression and the Great Recession, were great examples of how unemployment caused an increasing causes depression and other mental health issues, however Thompson continued on with theories created by economist and authors stating that a world without work would make people happier allowing more time for leisure actives. In the midst of the Great Depression, the economist John Maynard Keynes forecast that technological progress might allow a 15-hour workweek, and abundant leisure, by 2030”, however according to Nielsen “the jobless don’t spend their downtime socializing with friends or taking up new hobbies. Instead, they watch TV or sleep. Time-use surveys show that jobless prime-age people dedicate some of the time once spent working to cleaning and childcare. But men in particular devote most of their free time to leisure, the lion’s share of which is spent watching television, browsing the Internet, and sleeping. Retired seniors watch about 50 hours of television a week”. This is just a single example of contradictory, as you can see though, the contradictory allows you to look at the issues of a world without work in more than one way. Thompson wants his reader to think deeper and see more than just one side of the problem. Statics show that unemployment causes laziness and the decrease of people social life, but theories created by masterminds think otherwise, what do you
In most cases contradictory is a weakness, however in this article it was a great way to show both sides of the argument. Most of the factual evidence proves that an increase in technology and a decrease in jobs availability does no good for the economy or metal health of people. The Regional Depression and the Great Recession, were great examples of how unemployment caused an increasing causes depression and other mental health issues, however Thompson continued on with theories created by economist and authors stating that a world without work would make people happier allowing more time for leisure actives. In the midst of the Great Depression, the economist John Maynard Keynes forecast that technological progress might allow a 15-hour workweek, and abundant leisure, by 2030”, however according to Nielsen “the jobless don’t spend their downtime socializing with friends or taking up new hobbies. Instead, they watch TV or sleep. Time-use surveys show that jobless prime-age people dedicate some of the time once spent working to cleaning and childcare. But men in particular devote most of their free time to leisure, the lion’s share of which is spent watching television, browsing the Internet, and sleeping. Retired seniors watch about 50 hours of television a week”. This is just a single example of contradictory, as you can see though, the contradictory allows you to look at the issues of a world without work in more than one way. Thompson wants his reader to think deeper and see more than just one side of the problem. Statics show that unemployment causes laziness and the decrease of people social life, but theories created by masterminds think otherwise, what do you