{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Communicating Across Cultures","provider_url":"https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp","author_name":"rgjones","author_url":"https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp\/author\/rgjones\/","title":"Is US work culture making real leisure disappear? - Communicating Across Cultures","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Fchr6LbvWq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp\/is-us-work-culture-making-real-leisure-disappear\/\">Is US work culture making real leisure disappear?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp\/is-us-work-culture-making-real-leisure-disappear\/embed\/#?secret=Fchr6LbvWq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is US work culture making real leisure disappear?&#8221; &#8212; Communicating Across Cultures\" data-secret=\"Fchr6LbvWq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"A recent article in The Atlantic points to an interesting aspect of current US culture and lifestyle. It is entitled \u201cThe logic of the \u20189 to 5\u2019 is creeping into the rest of the day\u201d and points to \u201chow free time gets conscripted into the service of work\u201d. The author sees evidence in a slew [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/acrossculturesweb.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/are-americans-ok-work-culture-minimum-wage.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1200}