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> Adding extra days to every trip is not cost free. Ah, it's a bit (read: very) terrible that the system we now live in focuses so much on work and "productivi
by netsharc 4y ago
> Adding extra days to every trip is not cost free.
Ah, it's a bit (read: very) terrible that the system we now live in focuses so much on work and "productivity" that for the most of us, we only get just a few days a year to enjoy our lives. Even less for Americans. And even less for the people working in slave-ish conditions.
Unless you're a billionaire, I guess, then life's a bit easier. Says me, who, with my middle class income, is part of the 1% in the global scale...
- chrismorgan 4y agoI’m not sure if it’s what the author intended, but I understood that to be talking about the actual trip being more expensive. I’ve looked into sea travel before for short (e.g. Melbourne to Tasmania) and longer (e.g. Melbourne to New Zealand), and it consistently ends up a good deal more expensive than air travel because it’s basically a hotel and restaurant for overnight or however many days or weeks or whatever, whereas with air travel that part is minimised, and accommodation and food at both ends can be much cheaper (e.g. free accommodation between one’s own home and friends’ homes).
- peatmoss 4y agoToo bad we used productivity gains to consume more rather than give us more leisure time. I think if I had Tim Bray flexibility, I’d be willing to do take nothing but bicycle touring vacations.