Name: 如果你再也不用工作了，會發生什麼事？ (What If You Never Worked Again?)
Uploaded: 2026-02-05T17:02:50.000Z
Duration: 3 min 38 s

情態助動詞 A2

A hard day of work can bring a lot of satisfaction.

辛苦工作一天，可以帶來很多成就感。

But who wouldn't rather spend their time doing whatever they wanted or nothing?

但誰不想把時間花在做自己想做的事，或是什麼都不做呢？

如果根本不用工作，那會怎麼樣？

This is just a thought experiment, but I think it's a fun discussion.

這只是一個思想實驗，但我認為是個有趣的討論。

Of course, in order to have things like food, healthcare, water, plumbing, electricity, Internet and you know, everything else works, work would have to get done by someone or by something.

當然啦，要維持食物、醫療、水、水管、電力、網路，還有你知道的，所有其他東西的運作，就得有人或有東西來完成工作。

Technology has already begun to affect employment and will continue to do so as more and more jobs become automated through things like AI and robotics.

科技已經開始影響就業，而且隨著越來越多工作透過 AI 和機器人等技術自動化，這種影響還會持續下去。

One study estimates that 1.4 million jobs in the US will be lost to automation by the year 2032.

有項研究估計，到 2032 年，美國將有 140 萬個工作機會因為自動化而消失。

While automation may be making our lives a little easier, it's not making the lives easier of the people who need those jobs.

雖然自動化或許讓我們的生活變得輕鬆一點，但對於需要這些工作的人們來說，生活並沒有是以變得更輕鬆。

They're still going to need money even when robots take their jobs.

即使機器人搶走了他們的工作，他們還是需要錢。

And we would have to get this money from our robot overlords.

而我們就得從這些機器人頭頭那裡拿到錢。

我的意思是，從我們的政府那裡。

This is called a universal basic income and it's not a new concept.

這叫做「普遍基本收入」，這不是一個新概念。

Many countries, including the United States, Brazil, India and Kenya, have experimented with doing this in some form.

很多國家，包括美國、巴西、印度和肯亞，都以某種形式試驗過這樣做。

Their studies found that this improved health and education while reducing crime.

他們的研究發現，這改善了健康和教育，同時減少了犯罪。

But the majority of these trials only included small groups of people, from a few hundred to a few thousand, with income ranging from a small percent of the average income to about $1,000 a month.

但這些試驗的大多數只包含小群人，從幾百人到幾千人不等，收入從平均收入的一小部分到每月約 1,000 美元。

In order for this to cover the living expenses of the population of an entire country, governments would have to spend a lot more money.

要讓這筆錢足以支付一個國家所有人口的生活開銷，政府就得花更多錢。

For instance, in the us while the living wage varies greatly from state to state, the median amount is 67,700 per year for the 258.3 million adults1 living there.

舉例來說，在美國，雖然各州的最低生活工資差異很大，但對於那裡的 2.583 億成年人來說，中位數是每年 67,700 美元。

But while a workless world may not be in our near future, we may at least see a small reduction in the amount of time we spend working.

不過，雖然無所事事的世界可能不會在我們不久的將來出現，但我們至少可能會看到我們花在工作上的時間有所減少。

That's right, the five day, 40 hour work week could soon become a thing of the past.

沒錯，每週工作五天、四十小時的工時制度，可能很快就會成為過去式了。

Some countries are trying out or even adopted a four day work week with the number of weekly hours ranging from 32 to 38, all while providing the same salary.

有些國家正在試驗，甚至已經採用了四天工作週，每週工時介於 32 到 38 小時之間，但薪資卻維持不變。

These countries have found that working less can benefit both the employer and the employee.

這些國家發現，減少工時對僱主和員工都有好處。

For instance, one study in Iceland found that working a 35 or 36 hour workweek led to the same or even improved productivity.

舉例來說，冰島的一項研究發現，每週工作 35 或 36 小時，生產力不僅沒有下降，甚至還有所提升。

Meetings that could just be emails were just emails.

原本可以寄信處理的會議，就直接寄信處理了。

And studies show that fewer working hours benefit employees health and well being.

研究顯示，減少工時對員工的健康和福祉也有益處。

Obviously, such as reduce stress and exhaustion and improve sleep and family lives.

顯然，像是減輕壓力、疲勞，以及改善睡眠和家庭生活。

It may not be the workless world that we're all dreaming of, but

這或許不是我們夢寐以求的無所事事的世界，但

I will take a few extra hours of relaxation each week.

那麼，你對這一切有什麼看法呢？

Do you think we're working too much for too little?

你覺得我們是不是為了太少而工作太多？

Do you think there should be more job replacement programs as automation advances?

你覺得隨著自動化進步，應該要有更多的工作替代方案嗎？

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別忘了按讚和訂閱，這對我們幫助很大。

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