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what the hell are people doing working 130 hours? I kind of get it if your work involves sitting in an office thinking of how to unify gravity and quantum physics, but if a tech worker takes so much time to work he either doesn't know how to use the tools or is not good at it.

> Participation in organized religion is falling, especially among American millennials. In San Francisco, where I live, I’ve noticed that the concept of productivity has taken on an almost spiritual dimension.

This is probably closer to the truth. How many people make friends outside of work anymore? Esp. when people live in a big multicultural city with everyone moving every few years, work is the one place that actually feels like home.



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