Groundwork – Organizing the AI-Driven "Time Surplus" for Impact

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Hi HNToday we are launching Groundwork (https://www.groundwork.today), but before getting into the platform itself, I want to share the macro thesis that led us to build it.The Macro Shift: The "Time Surplus" When you look at the history of human labor, it isn't a linear progression from toil to leisure—it's actually U-shaped.Historically, hunter-gatherers worked only 15–20 hours per week on subsistence. We are currently exiting a 200-year anomaly of extreme work hours (the Industrial Revolution) and returning to a baseline of intermittent labor. Generative AI is accelerating this by automating "cognitive drudgery." With massive productivity gains, the data indicates we are structurally movi

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Website: www.groundwork.today