> The logical conclusion is to do as much as you can yourself, and only get others to do things you are unable to do yourself. I think there's also a social/ps

> The logical conclusion is to do as much as you can yourself, and only get others to do things you are unable to do yourself. I think there's also a social/psychological aspect to this. When people pay for something that they are unable to do/produce by themselves, they feel (or at least should feel, from the society's point of view) some respect for the person doing the job, because he is a specialist with some non-trivial skills. In contrast, when people pay for something that they can do (or at least think that they can) but don't like to, they feel sympathy at best, or superiority and disdain at worst, because the job doer is now perceived more as a servant.