We fear suveillance at work and fight over jobs. But what we want the most is a future with shorter work days and more free time.
Project leader Nina Heidenstrøm was interviewed about the findings of the 150 Norwegian consumer stories collected so far via minner.no and what they say about the future of work.
In the stories, there is a stark contrast between the fears of tougher times economically, maybe even requiring two jobs to survive and AI and other technology enabling surveillance at work in and daily life, and the wish to slow down and have more time for other things than work.
There also seems to be a willingness to adjust consumption to lower incomes.
– However, it does not seem like people are willing to reduce their level of compfort, so I am unsure what they imagine that they will use less of, Nina says.