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You are using very charged and slanted language. Likely, their lives will be greatly enriched by an extra day off of work per week. Bank accounts, the GDP, an
by dwaltrip 7y ago
You are using very charged and slanted language.
Likely, their lives will be greatly enriched by an extra day off of work per week.
Bank accounts, the GDP, and other similar metrics fail to capture enormous amounts of value and meaning in our lives. Even the progress of scientific understanding
is poorly measured in this way.
- bluGill 7y agoMaybe. What will you do with that free time? Most people will give an answer that depends on having toys they can no longer afford.
- dwaltrip 7y agoI don't think that is true. Here a few things people might do: * Spend valuable time with a young child * Relax at the park * Spend time with family and friends * Take care of household chores or administrative life tasks that one has been procrastinating on * Go hiking * Read a book * Watch a show or movie * Learn a new skill or start a new hobby * Build a website or start a blog that isn't profitable but adds value to the world
- bluGill 7y agoI didn't say there weren't options. I said that people would prefer options that need more money. MrMoneyMustache retired at 30 because he was willing to forgo a lot of toys. He is willing to go without those toys.
- BlackCherry 7y agoI think you're confusing consumerist propaganda we are bombarded with in media designed to literally get us to purchase stuff from the ads they are displaying with real life people. Real life people on average desire more quality time with their communities/families and to make themselves a "better person" through hobbies, learning, exercise, sports.