3 ms·

I disagree...... I work from home. :)

by Urgo 15y ago

Vivtek 15y ago
Congratulations on not dying, then. So do I, since 1996, and they couldn't drag me back into commuting at gunpoint.
- tluyben2 15y ago
  Exactly. If you offer me $10 million now to commute 1 year for 2 hours / day, I wouldn't do it. Life is way too short.
  - rms 15y ago
    With $10 million, you could do something like directly save the lives of more than 10,000 children from death [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/villagereach http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/villager...] or stop a whole lot of tuberculosis [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/stop-tb http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/stop-tb]. At a certain point your time is less important than what you could have done with the extra money.
    - Vivtek 15y ago
      Why does what I could have done with the money justify how I chose to spend the time? I see this meme occasionally nowadays, implying that it is my sad duty to become rich because of all the philanthropy I could engage in, and I don't trust it. No offense meant; I'm sure you mean it sincerely.
      - mwhite 15y ago
        https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Famine,_Affluence,_and_Morality https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Famine,_Afflu...
        Vivtek 15y ago
        No, you mistake me. While I couldn't put Singer's name to it, I'm quite familiar with his argument. But this familiar argument is subtly modified in this case: not "if you're rich you're obligated to aid", but rather "if you have the chance to become rich, then you are obligated to become rich so that you can aid". Regardless of whether that's truly your goal, and regardless of the personal cost to yourself, which is why I don't like it. I suspect it's often used as a rationalization for becoming rich. Either way, I don't trust it.
    - tluyben2 15y ago
      Yeah, so you work 24/7 at 4 jobs to give 70% to charity? As your time is less important than what you can do with the extra money?
  - Vivtek 15y ago
    OK, I wouldn't mind separating that poor mentally handicapped person from their large amount of clearly mismanaged money. But that's not commuting, that's immense overpayment for an automotive relocation service.
amyshelton 15y ago
I'm about to start working from home. Although my current commute is only 1.5 miles. Heavenly. :-)

I disagree...... I work from home. :)

by Urgo 15y ago

I disagree...... I work from home. :)

Vivtek 15y ago

Congratulations on not dying, then. So do I, since 1996, and they couldn't drag me back into commuting at gunpoint.

tluyben2 15y ago
Exactly. If you offer me $10 million now to commute 1 year for 2 hours / day, I wouldn't do it. Life is way too short.
- rms 15y ago
  With $10 million, you could do something like directly save the lives of more than 10,000 children from death [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/villagereach http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/villager...] or stop a whole lot of tuberculosis [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/stop-tb http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/stop-tb]. At a certain point your time is less important than what you could have done with the extra money.
  - Vivtek 15y ago
    Why does what I could have done with the money justify how I chose to spend the time? I see this meme occasionally nowadays, implying that it is my sad duty to become rich because of all the philanthropy I could engage in, and I don't trust it. No offense meant; I'm sure you mean it sincerely.
    - mwhite 15y ago
      https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Famine,_Affluence,_and_Morality https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Famine,_Afflu...
      - Vivtek 15y ago
        No, you mistake me. While I couldn't put Singer's name to it, I'm quite familiar with his argument. But this familiar argument is subtly modified in this case: not "if you're rich you're obligated to aid", but rather "if you have the chance to become rich, then you are obligated to become rich so that you can aid". Regardless of whether that's truly your goal, and regardless of the personal cost to yourself, which is why I don't like it. I suspect it's often used as a rationalization for becoming rich. Either way, I don't trust it.
  - tluyben2 15y ago
    Yeah, so you work 24/7 at 4 jobs to give 70% to charity? As your time is less important than what you can do with the extra money?
- Vivtek 15y ago
  OK, I wouldn't mind separating that poor mentally handicapped person from their large amount of clearly mismanaged money. But that's not commuting, that's immense overpayment for an automotive relocation service.

amyshelton 15y ago

I'm about to start working from home. Although my current commute is only 1.5 miles. Heavenly. :-)