The flip side to “Europeans are lazy and don’t work hard” is that we’re able to maintain a modern society with a high standard of living while still being able to spend time with our families. And why kill yourself through overwork when most of the rewards go to somebody else, anyway?
@baldur as someone who lives in the US and is externally living out the full “American dream” I am sincerely jealous of the cultural difference between American and European work styles.
Rest makes us better at our jobs. Time off makes us more productive. Being with family and friends helps us be more creative.
There is literally no downside to a more balanced lifestyle, and while I’m seeing people around me starting to buy into the idea we are still so far behind most of Europe…
@baldur Yes they should have just launched imperial campaigns, pillaged and destroyed entire continents, and then built their societies on top of that.
@tchauhan Some of us were subjects not colonialist powers. Also the work life balance here is 100% down to unions and not colonialism. You can tell from the fact that there are plenty of colonialist nations that don’t have the same work-life balance
@baldur After working for an American company, I can also agree that an ideology where the potential of wealth is a measure of merrit does not automatically make your way of running a business efficient in any way whatsoever.
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