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> The same is true of effort, as measured by hours worked. Some people work more hours than average and some work less, but nobody works a billion times more ho
by fire_lake 2y ago
> The same is true of effort, as measured by hours worked. Some people work more hours than average and some work less, but nobody works a billion times more hours than anybody else.
If we instead look at the effectiveness of the output then there can be massive disparities.
Einstein thinking about relativity vs me digging a hole to China.
Einstein is working the same hours but the output is 9999999x more valuable.
- aktuel 2y agoYou never know what you will find in that hole.
- zabzonk 2y agoterracotta army?
- ZoomZoomZoom 2y agoDepends on how long it's gonna take you and what you're going to smuggle through that hole.
- thrance 2y agoIf we were all Einsteins doing research, we wouldn't improve our lives 9999999x, instead we'd all die of hunger in a few days. Einstein's work was very important, and benefitted us all greatly, but it was only enabled by countless others doing less glamorous, less rewarding work.