I don't know who authored this meme but I don't think they know their history..

Back before this, people were working 12-16 hour work days 6 days a week...

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Zaphod42 · 51-55, M

Yep, Henry Ford created the beginning of the system we have today which gave us shorter work days and two days off a week. Not out of kindness, but so that his hundreds of workers would have the time to go do stuff that they would need to buy one of his cars to go and do.