Shorter workweeks would unavoidably lead to lower economic growth. People get better at things the the more they do them and the more hours they work the more they get done. The marginal value of an extra hour worked only turns negative around 60 hours.
No one is forcing people to work that hard to gain money and social status. They do it to themselves.
No one is forcing people to work that hard to gain money and social status. They do it to themselves.