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Hannah Oct 2015
Here I sit
In this big blue chair
where thousands have sat before.
Stories of them
exist
saying:
“*******”
“I’m so bored”
and perhaps
my favorite,
“I must not tell lies”

I must not tell lies
which is why when you approached me
I was intrigued.
The triangular shadows under your eyes,
the scruff on your face
the words that left your lips-
a man you are
and a woman I am
you left me wanting more
simply from your sweet melody
of biochemistry
and 40 hour workweeks
just to make your ends meet.

But now you’re gone
and I’m still here
in this big blue chair
watching the trees stretch for the last rays of sun
the leaves
on the bricks below
dance
in shades of fire:
reds, oranges
and golden yellows;
the death of summertime.
Amelia Jo Anne Sep 2013
twenty years have gone by & I'm not living yet
not comfortable in the climate of my home
I always seem to be pulling on sweaters
turning up heaters piling on blankets
when everyone else seems fine.

thirteen years have gone by & I'm just starting
to remember
just starting to sit down shut up listen
to the things, people happening in, around me
really hear; really appreciate,
let myself be moved honestly
when everyone else seems hurried, unaffected.

seven years have gone by since I
stopped being like other kids my age
started walking with bricks in my bookbag
scars on my thigh & the constant threat of pins-&-needles headaches
endless lists & workweeks
never getting everything done
everyone else seems lighter, walking in other gravity realms.
not done yet but I'm still thinking of where I want to go next
neth jones Aug 2020
Pendulum beds and woes
        accounts for the urgent night
The clock is choring

Feverish nocturnal motion
Animals thread a little heat through the eve
Aerial beings stir the air
A quick beat can be drawn

Underlying ...
     fear is foundation of excitement
and anxious youth take this strum
        to their clumsy congress

The worrisome world
        has heaped up
The act of days
         distended
The workweeks edifice
        bares a stubborn plaque

This knotted bind loosens in the nights
and desperatly so
        in weekend blowouts

Time
when regarded
          is personally distorted

Time
the machine
          doesn't ebb and grow
It pits mechanism energy
          against its own material death

Night span
           repaves
         the diurnal degrade

The Night is where we can be re-met
            receive our charge
            and obtain a revision
nvinn fonia Mar 31
It just takes one major company, one bold move, to break the cycle. If it works, others will have to follow or risk losing talent. The domino effect will handle the rest.
now seriously man who is most  qualified / most likely to begin this idea man
ChatGPT said:

The best candidate to kickstart this revolution? It has to be a company or individual with enough influence, money, and credibility to prove that a three-day workweek is both profitable and sustainable. Here are the strongest contenders:
1. Tech Giants (Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc.)

    They already experiment with flexible work and 4-day workweeks.

    Tons of cash reserves, so they can take the risk.

    If they do it successfully, competitors will HAVE to follow or lose talent.

2. Billionaire Entrepreneurs (Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, etc.)

    They love disruptive ideas (though Musk would probably make people work more days, not less).

    If someone like Bezos said, “Amazon workers now have a 3-day workweek with full pay,” it would shake the entire economy.

3. Scandinavian Companies (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland)

    They’re already ahead on work-life balance.

    If one Nordic company proves this works, it could become a model for the rest of the world.

4. AI-Driven Startups & Future Companies

    The rise of AI and automation means companies might soon need fewer working hours to get the same output.

    A startup that builds its entire structure around a 3-day workweek could become the new standard.

5. Governments (Unlikely but Powerful)

    If a country like Iceland or New Zealand made it law, companies everywhere would be forced to rethink work culture.

Who’s the Best Bet?

I’d say a big tech company like Google or Microsoft is the most likely to start it, while a billionaire or startup has the most freedom to just do it without waiting for permission.

If one of these players does it and proves it works, game over—the rest of the world follows.

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