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This brings up an interesting question of salary for near-lightspeed travel. Is it Earth's frame of reference, or the astronauts?
by jamesjyu 2y ago
This brings up an interesting question of salary for near-lightspeed travel. Is it Earth's frame of reference, or the astronauts?
- dools 2y agoYou'll have to take that up with HR: Human Relativity.
- sobellian 2y agoNaturally, a firm located in the local frame of reference has a comparative advantage when it comes to employment. Remote work just isn't viable when you can't even agree on simultaneity.
- Majromax 2y agoFor an extensive discussion of similar issues, see Paul Krugman 1978, "The Theory of Interstellar Trade:" https://www.princeton.edu/~pkrugman/interstellar.pdf https://www.princeton.edu/~pkrugman/interstellar.pdf.
- EasyMark 2y agoMaybe they could pay them in advance, and then put it in a safe growth account of some sort and by the time they get back they’ll never have to work again? Win-win