Summary
It's the Age of Leisure, and keeping it that way is a full time job. Performed by Peter McNerney, Dave Hill, Louis Kornfeld, India Kotis, Rebecca Robles, Alex Marino, Phoebe Tyers, T.J. Mannix, and Rupert Degas. Written and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Commissioned by NPR's Planet Money.
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| 0:00.0 | The truth. |
| 0:06.5 | Here we go. |
| 0:07.9 | This is called The Last Job. |
| 0:15.3 | A long time ago, back in the 21st century, what did our ancestors do with their time? |
| 0:23.4 | They worked. |
| 0:26.4 | Some of them worked so much they came up with a name for it, War Caholic. |
| 0:32.4 | And just as we've set ourselves free from prejudice, free from war, free from |
| 0:38.4 | every new form of cancer, we've also set ourselves free from work. |
| 0:44.4 | Technological progress has made society so efficient that you never need to work to |
| 0:48.9 | attain your life. |
| 0:49.9 | We solved all of our economic problems so long ago and here we are. |
| 0:54.9 | The only problem now is to figure out what to do with your time. |
| 1:00.4 | You're living in the age of leisure. |
| 1:06.8 | You walk down the street and what do you see? |
| 1:08.6 | See social clubs and coffee houses, galleries, theaters, music venues, happenings. |
| 1:14.9 | The world is full of art and relaxation and joy. |
| 1:21.9 | The hottest nightclub in town at the Old New York Stock Exchange. |
| 1:27.9 | There's so many parties going on that we need designated quiet zones. |
| 1:34.0 | Which is easy with our noise cancellation technology. |
| 1:36.7 | Here, listen to this. |
| 1:41.6 | Pretty neat, huh? |
| 1:42.6 | Yeah, yeah. |
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