#248 "After Work": A manifesto for the abolition of housework hell

Our homes are full of helpful gadgets, but how come tech isn't blessing us with more free time? The family is supposed to be a space of rest, but why does it often feel like a place of endless housework drudgery? In their book "After Work" Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek examine how unpaid work in our homes has come to take up an increasing portion of our lives and argue for a fight against housework. Nick joins Dissens to talk about the history of the home, the failed promise of labour-saving technology and how the socialization of care would enable a future with less work for all.

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Alle Infos zum Dissens Podcast auf www.dissenspodcast.de

Mach Dissens möglich! Werde jetzt Fördermitglied auf Steady und unterstütze damit die Arbeit von Dissens-Host Lukas sowie Inken und Valentin von der "Was Tun?"-Crew.

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Nick Srnicek, 1982, is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London. He researches automation, social reproduction and the platform economy. Nick is the author of "Platform Capitalism" and "Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work".

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Video of Francis Gabe's self-cleaning home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcQbnvlgbCQ&ab_channel=KGWNews

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Dissens verlost ein Exemplar von Anton Jägers "After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time" von Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek unter allen Fördermitgliedern und denen, die es bis zur nächsten Folge werden.

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Musik

DOS-88 – City Lights: https://youtu.be/egKdVELkKVI

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