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Its a vast overstatement to say that "all human achievement and progress" is due to people working themselves to death. Stuff like creative output suffers grea
by throwaway2048 5y ago
Its a vast overstatement to say that "all human achievement and progress" is due to people working themselves to death.
Stuff like creative output suffers greatly if you push yourself to the limit, for instance.
- marvin 5y agoI am reminded of a commend I read on HN a few years ago. "Here lies marvin, who valiantly sacrificed his life in the name of progress. Thanks to his heroic efforts, the trees in GTA 7 look very good." I'd love to read a proper study on how people experience different types of hard work. I've worked overtime myself, and it's been a memorable experience when it's been for just a few weeks or months, and in pursuit of something that meaningfully advances the world. But it would not be fun if it was only a peripheral advance, or it happened regularly. For me, it only works if it's something exceptional, to be done a few times.