Meanwhile, taking the UK as an example, productivity has grown exponentially. Goes to show how exploited the working class is. If production was more evenly distributed, and part of the growth in productivity was allowed to be returned as free time, imagine how much better quality of life would be.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/labor-productivity-per-hour
They really took “if you can’t beat them, join them” to heart, and by them I mean the Nazis joining their inspiration.