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Bertrand Russel warned of the "plague of efficiency," stealing man's soul and leisure time. That was 86 years ago, but when did the "death of leisure" begin, and what started it? Do we blame religion? The industrial revolution?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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