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Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren
Last discussed Aug 17, 2026
A 1930 essay by economist John Maynard Keynes predicting that rising productivity from technology and automation would reduce the workweek to 10–15 hours by 2030.
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Used for: Historical reference to frame the debate about whether AI-driven productivity will translate into reduced working hours for ordinary people
Praised: Keynes's productivity predictions have proved nearly accurate, making the ess...
"100 years ago, the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay called Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren. He wrote this in 1930, and it was all about what the world would be like 100 years from then, so 2030. And he predicts that the pr..."
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