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Sometimes it takes an existential event in our lives to really drive home what actually matters. On your death bed you won't wish that you spent more time deliv

Sometimes it takes an existential event in our lives to really drive home what actually matters. On your death bed you won't wish that you spent more time delivering value to a company (even a great one) than spending time nurturing relationships with loved ones. On another note, your value as a human is not the same as the economic value you produce, and it's too easy to conflate the two

Aeolun 3y ago
> On your death bed you won't wish that you spent more time delivering value to a company (even a great one) than spending time nurturing relationships with loved ones. To some extend. But I spend a lot of time with my loved ones. I would regret losing that the most, but I can totally imagine myself also feeling sad about that feature or project I never got to finish.
twojobsoneboss 3y ago
Unfortunately you have to project substantial economic value to live a life of dignity (esp with a family) and so there’s no getting away from it with the current state of affairs You can’t just “live a nourishing life”, you have to do both
- bamboozled 3y ago
  I can tell you don’t make a bunch of money and play videos games in your spare time. I have a family and IMO you sir are correct.
- swat535 3y ago
  What a ridiculous statement, are you saying that lower income families don't live a life of dignity because they can't project "substantial economic" value? If your argument is about providing enough to have a roof over your head, then that doesn't equate to "substantial economic value". I find such obsession with wealth very unhealthy.
  - silverquiet 3y ago
    Roofs aren’t getting any cheaper. Neither are healthcare or education. If you really want to experience indignity, try obtaining all that on a low income.
    - Jensson 3y ago
      You do get all of roof, healthcare and education on a low income.
generic92034 3y ago
As you get older, you might run out of loved ones, at least in the strict sense. That is when your last sentence becomes important and you have to find value in yourself and your daily life.
vinyl7 3y ago
> your value as a human is not the same as the economic value you produce Unfortunately that is how we are seen and thusly treated by the government and by corporations

Aeolun 3y ago

> On your death bed you won't wish that you spent more time delivering value to a company (even a great one) than spending time nurturing relationships with loved ones. To some extend. But I spend a lot of time with my loved ones. I would regret losing that the most, but I can totally imagine myself also feeling sad about that feature or project I never got to finish.

twojobsoneboss 3y ago

Unfortunately you have to project substantial economic value to live a life of dignity (esp with a family) and so there’s no getting away from it with the current state of affairs You can’t just “live a nourishing life”, you have to do both

bamboozled 3y ago
I can tell you don’t make a bunch of money and play videos games in your spare time. I have a family and IMO you sir are correct.
swat535 3y ago
What a ridiculous statement, are you saying that lower income families don't live a life of dignity because they can't project "substantial economic" value? If your argument is about providing enough to have a roof over your head, then that doesn't equate to "substantial economic value". I find such obsession with wealth very unhealthy.
- silverquiet 3y ago
  Roofs aren’t getting any cheaper. Neither are healthcare or education. If you really want to experience indignity, try obtaining all that on a low income.
  - Jensson 3y ago
    You do get all of roof, healthcare and education on a low income.

generic92034 3y ago

As you get older, you might run out of loved ones, at least in the strict sense. That is when your last sentence becomes important and you have to find value in yourself and your daily life.

vinyl7 3y ago

> your value as a human is not the same as the economic value you produce Unfortunately that is how we are seen and thusly treated by the government and by corporations