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Inventing the Future
Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work | Nick Srnicek, Alex Williams
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A major new manifesto for a high-tech future free from work Neoliberalism isnt working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitaiist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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emilia
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"From the beginning of capitalism, workers have struggled against the imposition of fixed working hours, and the demand for shorter hours was a key component of the early labour movement. Initial battles saw high levels of resistance in the form of individual absenteeism, numerous holidays and irregular work habits. This resistance ... continues today in widespread slacking off, with workers often surfing the internet rather than doing their job.”

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emilia
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I've been reading this off and on for a while and figured I should add it here! It can get a little dense but I still highly recommend. #anotherworldispossible #trysocialism #universalbasicincome

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darthmoll
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If you would like to write the next great dystopia, this book should be on your reading list.