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> What surprises me is that almost always these people don't use their free time to do something productive—like picking up a hobby or up-skilling, they squande
by antisthenes 4y ago
> What surprises me is that almost always these people don't use their free time to do something productive—like picking up a hobby or up-skilling, they squander most of it.
Do you actually have any data on this, or is this pure conjecture? You seem to have a sample size of 1, and perhaps 2, if you include the fictional story. Both indirect sources.
> But when we do get total freedom, we hardly remain as productive as we imagined ourselves to be.
Speak for yourself. Please don't lump us into your behavior types.
> I realized maybe 9-5 isn't as bad as it sounds and early retirement isn't as good.
For you, perhaps.
- r3trohack3r 4y agoThought the same thing > I have no trouble believing there must be shitload of people who must have worked an arrangement like that for themselves—taking paychecks without work. What surprises me is that almost always these people don't use their free time to do something productive OP seems to go from being unsure if this group exists (thinking it highly likely but having no reference data to back it up) to knowing something intrinsic about them (everyone who does it has this trait). The two sentences seem to be at odds. Also seems like projecting their personal experience onto everyone else.