Time Poverty is largely a personal phenomenon. We feel as if we never have enough time to get everything done, though we work more hours than at any time since the first decades of the 18th century. More and more people are finding themselves deeply dissatisfied with their work, their homes, their general well-being. Stress is leading to unprecedented health problems - the Japanese have even coined a word (karoshi) for ‘death from overwork’.
We seem to not be able to understand that simply because you could do anything does not mean that you should do everything. Homogenization and globalization of culture is becoming a serious issue for many people, as the last vestiges of connection to place we have are being eroded.
Slowly we are finding ways to change this alienation. Many activities and business models that were rendered quaint and backwards by the industrial revolution are, in some places, once again becoming popular and even hip enough to be status symbols of a sort.
Organic food, grown locally has become a viable alternative to industrial-scale farms. Artisanal breads, cheeses, beers and other foods are making a huge comeback, and through internet sales, smallholders and artisan producers are able to make a livable wage. Heirloom vegetables being grown in backyards again, reversing the decline in home-grown produce.
Buddhism is now the fastest growing religion in the world, and hobbies that simply cannot be rushed, such as knitting, gardening and homebrewing are all on the rise. Slowly but surely people are stopping the trend of moving to where the jobs are, and now the jobs are moving to where the people are. Obviously, something big is afoot.
What will become of us? Is this truly the end of work as Jeremy Rifkink
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