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[–] dantheclamman 2 points 3 hours ago

Feels bad man

[–] SoftestSapphic 15 points 9 hours ago

America is a work camp

[–] TrickDacy 22 points 14 hours ago

It's honestly pathetic. "States rights" my fucking ass.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Valmond 10 points 14 hours ago

Oh that's why you want Greenland

[–] [email protected] 11 points 14 hours ago

I guess ISIS recruited by boasting better work-life balance than in the USA.

[–] Valmond 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Crazy 5 weeks is like the pinnacle of existence...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

An average full time office worker in France would get 7 weeks, more at big companies that want to attract talents with better benefits. I had a job with 11 weeks. I used them all.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

As someone who has 6 weeks, even then it's not enough. We all deserve more.

[–] gusgalarnyk 6 points 12 hours ago

This is the best. People need to hear this more. 6 weeks is feasible and done today in some countries. Even then, we can afford to do more.

When people phrase it like this I think they help others understand it isn't a wish it's a reality in parts of the world and therefore it can be a reality in theirs. It also tells people that 6 isn't the target, more is the target. We shouldn't be striving for infinite stock prices we should be striving for infinite time off. Automation, freedom, self-sufficiency.

32 hour work week, 8 weeks of vacation, more money, more healthcare, more public transit. We can afford it all. Tax the rich, break up monopolies, unionize, and build bridges and ladders - make a better community!

[–] Master167 -5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Diagrams without scales are not helpful.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Trump wants Greenland because of the 6 weeks of annual leave!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark, 2026: Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Greater Vinland

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

AFAIK the article has no diagrams.

But a map, with quite a clear legend under it.

[–] A_A 5 points 13 hours ago

You are absolutely right, yet, @[email protected] could underline the fact that some Lemmy computer server, while composing your post, created this copy of a Wikipedia picture :

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/67e85ff4-339c-4c5e-b305-a3154bb35948.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256