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"Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you." I'm not sure what you mean by thi
by ruswick 13y ago
"Your time should be a lot more valuable than that, so even if it was free you should evaluate what Dropbox is worth to you."
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you stating that the price of the conference is irrelevant and that one should only consider the time investment. If so, I disagree. Although $350 might be negligible to some, it is not to most people. The price of the ticket is probably going to be cost-prohibitive to most, and certainly elevates the decision of purchasing one out of the realm of triviality. To most people $350 is a major expense that requires thought, and to many, it's an expense that might prove prohibitive.
To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives.
- StavrosK 13y agoHe's saying that, if you're reading HN, your day rate is probably much higher than $350. Hence, the conference might not be worth the price even if it were free.
- jbooth 13y agoYeah, but I still do my own yardwork no matter what my day rate is. Some things about money you do based on principle, like not shelling out $350 without knowing what you're buying -- Warren Buffett wouldn't do that, why should I?
- na85 13y agoI think you're both saying that $350 is too expensive.
- minikomi 13y agoThat's assuming a lot.
- ekianjo 13y agoSo it's ok to shell out 350 dollars just because your day rate is higher? Sorry, but the logic of that statement fails me. Why spend 350 dollars on this vs something else would be rather interesting point to make.
- lucian1900 13y agoReally? Mine's a fraction of that.
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- jonknee 13y agoI'm saying that taking a work day off is probably more of a gamble than the $350. > To the overwhelming majority of people, money and not time is limiting factor in their lives. Sure, but this site's primary audience is not made up of the overwhelming majority of people. An average HN member has more money than time and likely wouldn't be using their personal money to attend anyway.