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It's "Basecamp", not "BaseCamp". I'd also recommend rethinking the phrase "work-life balance" because it creates a dichotomy contrasting work against life, whic

by jtth 7y ago

It's "Basecamp", not "BaseCamp". I'd also recommend rethinking the phrase "work-life balance" because it creates a dichotomy contrasting work against life, which is silly. Work is merely a part of life, and for some people who hold the same values as you seem to (like me), the phrase "work-life balance" is a dogwhistle for a kind of mere lip service to the idea, rather than a real embrace of it.

dvt 7y ago
> ... contrasting work against life, which is silly. Work is merely a part of life Work and life are contrasted for good reason: my time does not belong to me when I'm working -- it belongs to my employer. And, for good reason, the employer-employee relationship is asymmetrical. It's as simple as that. Of course, if you run your own company or own a significant stake in the company you're at, then it's true that "work is part of life." But that's not a reasonable default position.
- pmiller2 7y ago
  Exactly. If I could maintain my current lifestyle without being paid, "work" is not a part of my life I would participate in, in the sense I do now. There probably are things one would call "work" that I would start or continue to do, but definitely not my current job.
duxup 7y ago
"Work is merely a part of life" I feel like that's something someone would come to me and say in order to be dismissive of work creeping into or enveloping everything else. The dividing line is important because there should be real boundaries sometimes... mostly because people have experienced life without them.
bovermyer 7y ago
Work is not merely a part of life. It's something that is unfortunately required in order to enable the rest of life. So categorizing the act of being alive into two buckets ("work" and "life") makes sense. Also, "work-life balance" is a common term. Regarding correction of the Basecamp brand's capitalization, pedantry doesn't serve you well here. It just signals a particular social deficiency.
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by jtth 7y ago

dvt 7y ago

> ... contrasting work against life, which is silly. Work is merely a part of life Work and life are contrasted for good reason: my time does not belong to me when I'm working -- it belongs to my employer. And, for good reason, the employer-employee relationship is asymmetrical. It's as simple as that. Of course, if you run your own company or own a significant stake in the company you're at, then it's true that "work is part of life." But that's not a reasonable default position.

pmiller2 7y ago
Exactly. If I could maintain my current lifestyle without being paid, "work" is not a part of my life I would participate in, in the sense I do now. There probably are things one would call "work" that I would start or continue to do, but definitely not my current job.

duxup 7y ago

"Work is merely a part of life" I feel like that's something someone would come to me and say in order to be dismissive of work creeping into or enveloping everything else. The dividing line is important because there should be real boundaries sometimes... mostly because people have experienced life without them.

bovermyer 7y ago

Work is not merely a part of life. It's something that is unfortunately required in order to enable the rest of life. So categorizing the act of being alive into two buckets ("work" and "life") makes sense. Also, "work-life balance" is a common term. Regarding correction of the Basecamp brand's capitalization, pedantry doesn't serve you well here. It just signals a particular social deficiency.

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