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Does Brad Pitt work 5000 times harder than X struggling actor? If someone is wondering why coal miners aren't generously rewarded for their hard work, they've o
by brbsix 11y ago
Does Brad Pitt work 5000 times harder than X struggling actor? If someone is wondering why coal miners aren't generously rewarded for their hard work, they've obviously missed an important lesson. Apart from perhaps your parents or in the public sector, no one cares how hard you work. Mostly it's all about the value you're able to provide. Developers just happen to be wizards of the modern era. Politicians, the priestly class, and financiers the kingmakers. I absolutely agree with the sentiment about all the "nonsense" teen social apps, but they're obviously providing value to someone, to investors or advertisers if not users.
- circlefavshape 11y ago> Apart from perhaps your parents or in the public sector, no one cares how hard you work As far as The Market is concerned it doesn't matter how hard you work, but people do care.
- nine_k 11y agoThose who just do care but not related to the market usually won't pay anyway.
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- eternalban 11y ago> Brad Pitt How aprorpos. Back in early 90s it was mainly meritocratic, and now it has taken a definite turn towards entertainment.
- xyzzy4 11y ago> Mostly it's all about the value you're able to provide. And the scarcity of that value.
- phamilton 11y agoIt's not quite the value you provide. That's the ceiling. It's how much alternatives cost.
- ghkbrew 11y agoThe cost of the alternative is basically how value is defined in economic theory. Similar to the term "opportunity cost". There doesn't seem to be a better way to define value. You could say it's the subjective intrinsic value customer places on the item/service. But if you try to quantify that, you're left looking at the value of the things he's willing to give up to obtain it.