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Idk I would rather spend 10 years in jail later in life than in my twenties. Otherwise I agree with you it’s not a trade off that is worth it at any point in l

Idk I would rather spend 10 years in jail later in life than in my twenties. Otherwise I agree with you it’s not a trade off that is worth it at any point in life

laughing_man 7mo ago
I could have had a whole lot of fun in my thirties and forties with that kind of money. At this point it would just mean iron clad financial security and not much more. Even if I could afford Gabe Newell size yacht I wouldn't buy one.
- simondotau 7mo ago
  And meanwhile you can spend that time in jail working on fitness, instead of being addicted to social media and scrolling tik-tok.
  - lazide 7mo ago
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  - MidnightRider39 7mo ago
    You can already do that now? It’s actually much harder to “better” yourself when in jail than outside. The conditions range from pretty bad to horrible. Of course if you go to jail in like Sweden it might not be so bad. But everywhere else hell naw People in this thread seem to think that jail is something like vacation.
    - K0balt 7mo ago
      Idk, in my hometown, jail is seen by some as being preferable to winter village life. A few people commit petty crimes for the purpose of a 6 month lockup until spring (or at least this was the case 3 decades ago). Could be that Alaska has (had) particularly great jails?
    - simondotau 7mo ago
      You’re missing the context of the discussion. Obviously jail is worse for everything. I’m not arguing that jail has any inherent upsides. But if it’s part of a long term gambit, there are ways to make jail time slightly less than a complete write-off.
adriand 7mo ago
I was about to comment that there was no amount of money I would take in return for spending time in prison but then I realized that of course that’s not true. It would be fun to create a survey that would show a visualization of where people tend to fall on the time/money axis for this.
- ryandrake 7mo ago
  It logically should track closely to the person's age and life expectancy and "legit job" earning potential. I would spend my years 20-29 in jail for $400M, wealth that I'd enjoy for the rest of my life, without hesitation. Heck, I'd have been willing to spend my twenties in prison for $40M. That's still life-changing never-have-to-work-again money. 30-39? I'd probably do it for $400M. 40-49? Hmm, now that's getting kind of tough. Maybe I'd do it for $1B. 50-59? I don't think I could physically do it, and given the number of years I had left, I probably wouldn't even be able to enjoy whatever sum we are talking about.
  - adriand 7mo ago
    > I would spend my years 20-29 in jail for $400M This is kind of why I want to make this survey now because there’s no way I’d spend a decade of my life in prison for any amount of money. I would do six months for $3M. I’d maybe do 12 for $10M. But beyond that…I don’t know, even a year seems like too long to be behind bars.
    - sunrunner 7mo ago
      Would a guarantee of a different kind of prison environment change your mind? For example, prison conditions in the Netherlands versus the US? If you were allowed 6+ hours of positive, structured activities a day? Less than if you weren't in prison of course, but as we're talking about 'How much is it worth to you...'
      - adriand 7mo ago
        Sure - I think it would decrease the amount of money I’d insist on, and/or increase the amount of time I’d tolerate, but only by a factor of 1.5 or so. Conversely, if I had to stay on an American supermax facility, the calculus would swing way in the other direction.

Idk I would rather spend 10 years in jail later in life than in my twenties. Otherwise I agree with you it’s not a trade off that is worth it at any point in life

laughing_man 7mo ago

I could have had a whole lot of fun in my thirties and forties with that kind of money. At this point it would just mean iron clad financial security and not much more. Even if I could afford Gabe Newell size yacht I wouldn't buy one.

simondotau 7mo ago
And meanwhile you can spend that time in jail working on fitness, instead of being addicted to social media and scrolling tik-tok.
- lazide 7mo ago
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- MidnightRider39 7mo ago
  You can already do that now? It’s actually much harder to “better” yourself when in jail than outside. The conditions range from pretty bad to horrible. Of course if you go to jail in like Sweden it might not be so bad. But everywhere else hell naw People in this thread seem to think that jail is something like vacation.
  - K0balt 7mo ago
    Idk, in my hometown, jail is seen by some as being preferable to winter village life. A few people commit petty crimes for the purpose of a 6 month lockup until spring (or at least this was the case 3 decades ago). Could be that Alaska has (had) particularly great jails?
  - simondotau 7mo ago
    You’re missing the context of the discussion. Obviously jail is worse for everything. I’m not arguing that jail has any inherent upsides. But if it’s part of a long term gambit, there are ways to make jail time slightly less than a complete write-off.

adriand 7mo ago

I was about to comment that there was no amount of money I would take in return for spending time in prison but then I realized that of course that’s not true. It would be fun to create a survey that would show a visualization of where people tend to fall on the time/money axis for this.

ryandrake 7mo ago
It logically should track closely to the person's age and life expectancy and "legit job" earning potential. I would spend my years 20-29 in jail for $400M, wealth that I'd enjoy for the rest of my life, without hesitation. Heck, I'd have been willing to spend my twenties in prison for $40M. That's still life-changing never-have-to-work-again money. 30-39? I'd probably do it for $400M. 40-49? Hmm, now that's getting kind of tough. Maybe I'd do it for $1B. 50-59? I don't think I could physically do it, and given the number of years I had left, I probably wouldn't even be able to enjoy whatever sum we are talking about.
- adriand 7mo ago
  > I would spend my years 20-29 in jail for $400M This is kind of why I want to make this survey now because there’s no way I’d spend a decade of my life in prison for any amount of money. I would do six months for $3M. I’d maybe do 12 for $10M. But beyond that…I don’t know, even a year seems like too long to be behind bars.
  - sunrunner 7mo ago
    Would a guarantee of a different kind of prison environment change your mind? For example, prison conditions in the Netherlands versus the US? If you were allowed 6+ hours of positive, structured activities a day? Less than if you weren't in prison of course, but as we're talking about 'How much is it worth to you...'
    - adriand 7mo ago
      Sure - I think it would decrease the amount of money I’d insist on, and/or increase the amount of time I’d tolerate, but only by a factor of 1.5 or so. Conversely, if I had to stay on an American supermax facility, the calculus would swing way in the other direction.