Our governments are preparing for a future without work, and that includes the petty criminals. Leisure societies lie ahead of us... People will still work - or, rather, some people will work, but only for a decade of their lives. (J. G. Ballard)

Our governments are preparing for a future without work, and that includes the petty criminals. Leisure societies lie ahead of us... People will still work - or, rather, some people will work, but only for a decade of their lives.

J. G. Ballard

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