If it wasn’t malicious, technology making things easier would have made life cheaper too.

I think it is though. At least on some level

Fair enough. However my reply about the technological aspect of it is still true: they expect us to work the same amount we would if we didn’t have technology, even though technology is supposed to make our lives easier.

I think you misinterpreted what I was saying, I’m in full agreement of you. I don’t believe it’s a choice either, I’m overworked and making hardly enough too. But I do believe it’s a societal thing, as a result of the rich making it that way. I thought the original commenter was referring to “societal choice” meaning society has made that decision FOR us as “that’s the way it’s going to be”. Maybe I misinterpreted that

Because if technology makes us more efficient, we shouldn’t need to work as long as we used to to get the same result. Yet the “normal” workday is still 8 hours. That’s a societal thing