For the Industrial Revolution to be sustainable for humans we had to invent the weekend.

2025-11-04 · Bits and Bobs 11/4/25

For the Industrial Revolution to be sustainable for humans we had to invent the weekend.
- Before the Industrial Revolution there was much more rest time.
- The Industrial Revolution put humans into inhuman conditions: 12 hour days, 7 days a week.
- It was only when workers pushed for a weekly reprieve that it became sustainable.

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