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Let me put it this way: people have been spending on pleasure since ancient times (including people without any need to work). So that type of economy has exist
by RandomLensman 5y ago
Let me put it this way: people have been spending on pleasure since ancient times (including people without any need to work). So that type of economy has existed for a long time.
The sacrificed long-term pleasure seems rather mythical to me and very different from person to person.
- DangitBobby 5y agoI think free time allows you to seek long term pleasure. That was my experience when I was younger, penniless, relatively un-obligated, and much more free. I would (and do) describe my current 9-5 existence as largely joyless.
- RandomLensman 5y agoFair enough. I tend to feel most free with a lot of resources at my disposal and just enjoying my life and the world. And I'd agree that a lot of work is joyless. I think the difference is more that I tend to enjoy things "locally" and not "globally".