> What keeps us awake are the stories we tell ourselves about what it means to be "productive".

I thought it was threat of being fired and left without means to pay for rent and food?

The ruling class will work you as much as possible – to the point of death – unless stopped via labor co-ordination, mass strikes, and force.

The 40-hour week w/ fair overtime, fair breaks, etc. could be enforced and expanded to include software engineering.