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The difference in actual value between the two for me at least is much smaller than the difference in numerical value. Both amounts are enough for me to never
by p1necone 5y ago
The difference in actual value between the two for me at least is much smaller than the difference in numerical value.
Both amounts are enough for me to never work another day in my life, and instead focus on building what I want to build. Past that massive increase in quality of life extra money is relatively meaningless (to me) .
This is the same reason that people who decry spending money on lottery tickets as a stupid thing to do based on the EV alone are thinking far too simplistically.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago> The difference in actual value between the two for me at least is much smaller than the difference in numerical value. That was exactly one of the reasons why I showed that example. While this may be different for a gang that has to split the money N ways, the "bird in the hand" might still be worth the two (or ten) in the bush, due to this or other factors.
- femto 5y agoOff topic, but I'm curious: What do you want to build and why can't you start building it now?
- p1necone 5y agoMostly software - games and related tooling, learning more about type systems and applying it in a homebrew language. I can start building it now. But after already spending 40 hours a week writing code at my day job and having those problems swimming around in my head all the time it's hard to find the motivation to do more, even when what I do for my day job isn't as creatively fulfilling.
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