I work 167.33 hours a month
Why should we work so much? We have reached such technological advance, with machines that are one thousand times more efficient than those one hundred years ago. And yet I can afford little bit more than my ancestors from that time. The technology should liberate people from labor. Then why a fifty years ago only the man in the family was sufficient to feed and educate (to provide) the family? Now both parents work, the family barely get together. The standard of living seems to get worse.
We have advanced technologically, but in terms of social matter, it seems to me there is a declaim. If you consider my thoughts reasonable, please share your opinion, what might cause this situation.
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I work 167.33 hours a month
Why should we work so much? We have reached such technological advance, with machines that are one thousand times more efficient than those one hundred years ago. And yet I can afford only a little bit more than my ancestors from that time. The technology should liberate people from labor. Then why, only fifty years ago was it that the man in the family was sufficient to feed and educate (to provide for) the family? Now both parents work, the family barely get/ spend time together. The standard of living seems to have got worse.We have advanced technologically, but in terms of social progress?, it seems to me there is a decline. If you consider my thoughts reasonable, please share your opinion, regarding / about what might be causing / have caused this situation.
Hey Radoslav, great thought-provoking entry! Well done :P
be causing / have caused think depends on whether you want to focus on the 'now' e.g. present continuous or if you see the decline having begun in the recent past and continuing now (present perfect).
In British English 'spend time' would be more appropriate but I wonder if you are studying AmEng (e.g. labor), so I'm not sure if this correction is necessary
The use of 'sufficient' doesn't quite sound natural here but would require restructuring the whole sentence, e.g. Why only 50 yrs ago was it sufficient / enough that only the man of the family fed / ate / provided for ....
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