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[–] [email protected] 178 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 115 points 10 months ago (5 children)

he's about to reverse the population increase of India

[–] [email protected] 96 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because every democracy is an oligarchy masquerading as a democracy... It's a big club, and you ain't in it!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

That's why Parliamentary Democracies are the best kind.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

I'm sure this fucker hasn't worked a 70 hour workweek in his entire life. Hell, I'd be surprised if he's worked 40.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It works in Japan.

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 10 months ago

Coming from a guy thats never put in an honest hour of work in his life.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 10 months ago (2 children)

70 hours a week...

So would he prefer 10 hours a day, every day? Or just 14 hours a day, 5 days a week?

Are they just not supposed to go to school?

I'm pretty sure we've seen the end results of this:

https://youtu.be/YOnSXw9coq8

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you, I always enjoy a good Indiana Jones

[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago

I disagree. Narayana Murthy should work 70 hours a week, all while sucking my balls.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, everyone.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

Makes sense....

[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago

An old dusty fart who never had a real days work since most of us has been alive is telling young people to work more, never heard that one before

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or ... hear me out.

3 workers who each work 24 hours a week. It would create jobs!

But then they have to pay 3 workers, which they don't like.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

So slave labor.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

Time for India to get hungry and eat its billionaires

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I assume an increase in hours of that magnitude comes with at least a doubling of pay.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

It won't, but even triple money don't make it any better!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

We shouldn't let anyone limp crotched enough to use the word "youngster" participate in any societal decisisons at all.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can't imagine a workforce producing any efficiency or quality of output at 70. We already know these things outperform with shorter work weeks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Do you honestly think they care about efficiency or quality? They sell man hours, not products.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Aaaw! Won't you think of the poor old billionaires? They aren't earning well enough because the 'youngsters' are lazy!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wow. That website is cancer on mobile.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I couldn't open the article. Prompt to sign in via X site, then sign up for newsletter; it is shitty.

Coming to the article, his argument makes no sense. India's youths don't need to burn the midnight oil to catch up to developed countries. India has a lot of unemployed, underemployed(people having a degree higher than what they are working in; imagine having a MBA and doing a clerical job, that is common here) people.

On the contrary, I would argue there is oversupply of skilled labor in the country but not enough jobs (cough population cough). Logically, you can start instituting four week days and hire extra people. Sure, ultimately company need to pony up more but that is a logical way forward.

Oh, and there are a multitude of things that no amount of work from youths can change in India, which stop it from rising further as a country. But I will stop my rant. Suffice to say, I expected more from a man of his stature than such a statement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

India has a lot of educated people who speak English. They should be doing much better than they are. Corruption, the Caste System, and their time zone (opposite the US) are hurting them.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Such a utterly stupid idea. The opposite would make much more sense. Young people should not work at all and concentrate on their young children, educate them, spend time with them, etc. so that they can grow up into valuable citizens. Old people on the other hand should work until they drop dead.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Counterpoint: all people should work to their best ability and happiness.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"

I could get behind that.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

This reminds me of Hey Mon with the Hedleys, with the lazy son who "only" has two jobs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope it changes to be more moral. Taking down those scam centres could be a good start.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

That would crash the entire Indian economy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You first, bud

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you say this you give a shit about quality of life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Guess who'll die first, that old fuck or we. Rip bozo.

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