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Can you stand up for what you believe in without participating in politics? Anti-career coach Danielle Roberts and political rule breaker Katie Paris discuss how to rethink power, work and civic life on your own terms. They explore how rest, community and meaningful participation can help you stay engaged in the issues shaping your life.…

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Can you stand up for what you believe in without participating in politics? Anti-career coach Danielle Roberts and political rule breaker Katie Paris discuss how to rethink power, work and civic life on your own terms. They explore how rest, community and meaningful participation can help you stay engaged in the issues shaping your life. (

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23 Comments

  1. @theethuntv

    July 18, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    People like this have this opinion but get pissed when a store isn’t open 7 days a week

    • @Hecka_Cool_Dad

      July 18, 2026 at 3:26 pm

      @theethuntv
      Where do you get the idea that a store has to close ?

    • @Rudykawa

      July 18, 2026 at 4:01 pm

      Using the same logic of the company saying they HAD to fire 100 employees because of budget and 1 week later distributing 100 million in bonuses to CEOs and members of the board. Hahahah

    • @mountainbikingvampirewitch

      July 18, 2026 at 7:03 pm

      You can stagger the days people in the store work. One group working the first half of the week and the other working the second half of the week, with some overlap. I think the idea she poses is very doable, even in stores.

    • @stevenporter863

      July 18, 2026 at 7:23 pm

      Not retail stores. I took it to mean offices.

    • @stevenporter863

      July 18, 2026 at 7:25 pm

      ​@mountainbikingvampirewitchHourly employees would still get paid for hours worked. I think she is referring mostly to salaried employees that work in an office

  2. @mikelewis13120

    July 18, 2026 at 3:27 pm

    If restaurants and grocery stores weren’t open for at least six days a week, 24/7 there would be riots. That applies to most service industries. So this talk is bs

    • @dipperdandy

      July 18, 2026 at 3:29 pm

      Never been to Nova Scotia? basically everything is shutdown on sundays.

    • @Rudykawa

      July 18, 2026 at 4:05 pm

      Nothing needs to shut down genius. Only millionaires need to be just a tiny little bit less milionaires and hire 1 person more. Simple as that.

  3. @Hecka_Cool_Dad

    July 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm

    I totally agree with this sentiment. But we all know that this isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Heck America is still doing “Daylight Saving “ most people don’t want this Congress passed a bill but the Senate refuses it. So there’s no way a 4 day work week will happen

  4. @jamesa378

    July 18, 2026 at 3:38 pm

    If the expectation is to get paid the same for a 4 or 3 day work week I don’t see it working in practice, because there will always be people willing to work more to get ahead. The industry I work in is super competitive, people are paid quite a lot and often work considerably more than 40 hours a week. I’d love to see a world where we can all dedicate more time to our personal pursuits, but right now it’s a fairytale.

  5. @FIRSTAMENDMENT-l4e

    July 18, 2026 at 3:44 pm

    IF BUSINESSES NEED OR WANT TO STAY OPEN MORE
    THEY HIRE MORE 3-4 day workers to stay OPEN

  6. @Papaya713

    July 18, 2026 at 3:58 pm

    I taught at a school that had a four day school week. We went from beginning of August to end of June so the students got all the required minutes. It was a great schedule, teachers took less mental health days. Students’ schedules weren’t messed with for professional development, because it was scheduled on our odd day.

  7. @DY2784

    July 18, 2026 at 4:26 pm

    NOPE! I’m fine. Caveat, I’m about to retire at 62… May health be on my side so that I can enjoy the fruits of my long working labor.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  8. @beardedtiger

    July 18, 2026 at 4:45 pm

    It all sounds good but they don’t pay enough as it is at almost any regular job I was making 1500 a week and it still wasn’t enough that’s 6 days of work a week

  9. @jf-jx4ym

    July 18, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    Could work for most people.. but not everyone operates on stable working contract.. entrepreneurs.. small businesses.. sub contractors.. 0hour contract part time abuse…how many free hidden hours and risks would drip down to the these workers..?

  10. @JayBell-k1z

    July 18, 2026 at 5:56 pm

    Woman wanted this now they wana work less already.😅 Hahaha wtf.

  11. @jenndowell6446

    July 18, 2026 at 7:39 pm

    Working from home was very productive

  12. @jenndowell6446

    July 18, 2026 at 7:39 pm

    This is for people with a salary

  13. @Eishbru

    July 18, 2026 at 8:17 pm

    Do you really think a 3 day work week is realistically possible in this modern day and age? I dont see that happening anytime soon, and even then that would only be possible for VERY specific jobs.

  14. @harryj567

    July 18, 2026 at 8:26 pm

    40 hour work week is a necessity to run businesses in profits. Mainly, for the multi-national companies. Instead, however, a four day work with 10 hrs daily should be the norm; so a balance can be maintained between business growth and giving quality time back to the employees with their dear ones or for their growth preparedness.

  15. @SuperMOM20

    July 18, 2026 at 8:54 pm

    We own our own business. It’s small. I have been begging my SO to move to a 4 day work week. I need help convincing him. This will help.

  16. @thebigdoghimself

    July 18, 2026 at 9:11 pm

    We need to get rid of salaried jobs. It’s BS that companies expect 60 plus hours out of people just because they are salaried workers.

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