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you cant put a price on time behind prison bars and away from your family. what if during that time his father died? was 100million "worth it"?

by readhn 8y ago

hn_throwaway_99 8y ago
Two points: of course you can put a price on being away from your family. It's called a job, a millions of people do it all the time, often for long, extended periods (e.g. the military, expeditions, etc.) Being in prison is obviously extreme, but if getting out with several lifetimes of wealth means you never have to work again, could easily be a fair trade off. Second, he went to jail because he committed crimes from which he expected to gain, personally. He was at risk for a longer, more severe sentence had he been discovered and not cooperated with the government.
- Gibbon1 8y ago
  > Two points: of course you can put a price on being away from your family. It's called a job In all due respect this is an opinion born of a sheltered life.
  - magduf 8y ago
    No, it sounds like your opinion is born of a sheltered life. You're probably thinking something along the lines of a job being enriching, fulfilling, etc. Sorry, but that's a minority of workers; for most people, a job is just daily drudgery they do to pay the rent, nothing more. It really is just a transaction where you trade your time for money.
    - Gibbon1 8y ago
      I think you're making the mistake of assuming that everyone else has your work ethic.
      - magduf 8y ago
        Sounds like you're making the exact same mistake. In reality, where I live, different people have different work ethics. Some people get fulfillment from work, some people have really interesting jobs, while lots of others only work to put food on the table. You really think a hotel maid gets some fulfillment from her job?
  - Loughla 8y ago
    Explain that, please. Because I'm with OP. For most people, a job is something you do because you don't want to starve. Please explain your statement, because I think you have it backwards.
Retra 8y ago
I'd easily spend 30 years in prison for 100M. Spending 60 years in a career isn't likely to pay off nearly that well.
gadders 8y ago
"Hey, [Leader of Gang X], there's a $1,000,000 in it if no harm comes to me by the end of my sentence."
driverdan 8y ago
30 months in prison is about 11 years of full time work (40h a week, 50 weeks a year). Not only will he be extremely rich but his family and children will never have to work again in their lives. Totally worth it. If a family member dies while you're in prison you're usually allowed to attend their funeral unless you're an extreme risk.
- readhn 8y ago
  its not about attending a funeral ... its about not being there with your loved ones. you cant buy that time back...for a million or a billion..time is the most precious asset we own.
  - hn_throwaway_99 8y ago
    I am really, really baffled by this. If you have a full time job, you are quite literally trading the majority of your waking M-F time to be away from your family to earn money. People in the military are deployed and away from their loved ones for months at a time, as are lots of other workers, e.g. oil rig workers. If he goes to prison now with his whistleblowing money, the whole point is he WON'T need to trade his time for money at all in the future.

you cant put a price on time behind prison bars and away from your family. what if during that time his father died? was 100million "worth it"?

by readhn 8y ago

you cant put a price on time behind prison bars and away from your family. what if during that time his father died? was 100million "worth it"?

hn_throwaway_99 8y ago

Two points: of course you can put a price on being away from your family. It's called a job, a millions of people do it all the time, often for long, extended periods (e.g. the military, expeditions, etc.) Being in prison is obviously extreme, but if getting out with several lifetimes of wealth means you never have to work again, could easily be a fair trade off. Second, he went to jail because he committed crimes from which he expected to gain, personally. He was at risk for a longer, more severe sentence had he been discovered and not cooperated with the government.

Gibbon1 8y ago
> Two points: of course you can put a price on being away from your family. It's called a job In all due respect this is an opinion born of a sheltered life.
- magduf 8y ago
  No, it sounds like your opinion is born of a sheltered life. You're probably thinking something along the lines of a job being enriching, fulfilling, etc. Sorry, but that's a minority of workers; for most people, a job is just daily drudgery they do to pay the rent, nothing more. It really is just a transaction where you trade your time for money.
  - Gibbon1 8y ago
    I think you're making the mistake of assuming that everyone else has your work ethic.
    - magduf 8y ago
      Sounds like you're making the exact same mistake. In reality, where I live, different people have different work ethics. Some people get fulfillment from work, some people have really interesting jobs, while lots of others only work to put food on the table. You really think a hotel maid gets some fulfillment from her job?
- Loughla 8y ago
  Explain that, please. Because I'm with OP. For most people, a job is something you do because you don't want to starve. Please explain your statement, because I think you have it backwards.

Retra 8y ago

I'd easily spend 30 years in prison for 100M. Spending 60 years in a career isn't likely to pay off nearly that well.

gadders 8y ago

"Hey, [Leader of Gang X], there's a $1,000,000 in it if no harm comes to me by the end of my sentence."

driverdan 8y ago

30 months in prison is about 11 years of full time work (40h a week, 50 weeks a year). Not only will he be extremely rich but his family and children will never have to work again in their lives. Totally worth it. If a family member dies while you're in prison you're usually allowed to attend their funeral unless you're an extreme risk.

readhn 8y ago
its not about attending a funeral ... its about not being there with your loved ones. you cant buy that time back...for a million or a billion..time is the most precious asset we own.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y ago
  I am really, really baffled by this. If you have a full time job, you are quite literally trading the majority of your waking M-F time to be away from your family to earn money. People in the military are deployed and away from their loved ones for months at a time, as are lots of other workers, e.g. oil rig workers. If he goes to prison now with his whistleblowing money, the whole point is he WON'T need to trade his time for money at all in the future.