The revolt would never happen. But through simple math if we all did a 20 your week. That's 2x as many jobs, ego more people at work, for maybe new production as people aren't tired the latter half the week. Though this plays into 'the masters' hands again, as then they'd all be competing against each other so the 20 hours would be the most slave driven agonizing 20 hours ever.

Not to mention, that as a result wages would be halved. Which for the first 5 years until values of items dropped to counter this new world. Would lead to hardship. as a result people would work 2 20 hour week jobs. Ergo 40 hour weeks still reign…

The only way out
1. A huge revolution, that can never happen as government and the money powerful people have army and police to prevent such a thing.

2. Move to an island and form a new society, sadly more possible than the former option, though not as much though.

Face it we're slaves to money, Jacques fresco is right. Only way out is work for self. but even then, still slaving it to the money

If this is whole heartedly meant, congratulations! You are one of the many 'sheep' who have been 'brought' by the corporate western world.

You call your kids pretty, and spoil them. Does it not occur to you, should you spend less than your complete waking hours at work that your family would ever want your company as a person? You have become a cash cow to both your family and your work. I'm sure your corporation that you outsource your hours to loves you more than your family! That is until you stop 'bringing home the bacon'; be this through sickness, stress or just general age.

My freind you have convinced yourself to be happy with your lot. But I'm guessing your 'inner child' desperately isn't. I'm glad this works for you and many others.

I myself prefer being self employed. Outsourcing my skillset for results based pay, as opposed to that of an 'hourly rate'. I am on this earth through biological mishap / grace of God, but I see no point in trading my base instincts for happiness in order to get involved with the materialistic 'hoi Paloi'.

I sat an watched a mother work all the hours god sends, so that a lazy uninterested father, and a work place gradually sapped the inner soul from her.
I would have rather been as poor as church mice and spent more rime as a family, as opposed to fair well off and lonely.

People like you who buy into the corporate coin, I have met many times. You are not bad people, but sadly you have convinced yourself that this is the best way.

You will defend your view point, and I look forward to you doing so (that's if you have time, or are still alive if the stress has not killed you).

You maybe wondering why I am slightly hostile to your view point? Reason being is this attitude is what has contributed to the lining of the 'new lords pockets'. While sociological values and worth has broken down, for a grabbing hands society.

Neo feudalism as someone said is a very apt description indeed.