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Hey capitalism how's it goin? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] monz@pawb.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’d work in my sleep if all these conditions are met:

  1. It replaces my 9-5 completely.

  2. I am still fully rested after waking, or at the very least no meaningful difference to my sleep health.

  3. I wake up and don’t remember anything.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let's be real, if capitalists could make you work in your sleep, that's just going to be added to your existing work. There's zero chance it replaces 9-5. The reality is that we've already made stunning leaps in automation since the industrial revolution, but none of that translated into people working less.

Also, I'm not a neurologist, but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that hijacking your sleep cycle that evolved over millions of years to allow your brain to rest in order to do work will likely have some spectacular negative consequences.

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's already been done with lighting and building. It used to be that you could only work when the seasons, weather, and sun allowed.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago

Exactly, every time we have a technological advancement that can be used to exploit people further, that's inevitably how it ends up being used.