As a father of 1, I must agree to this: - I lose ~ 2-3 hours a day every day on commute alone. - I lose an additional 1-2 hours daily on getting my daughter r

As a father of 1, I must agree to this: - I lose ~ 2-3 hours a day every day on commute alone. - I lose an additional 1-2 hours daily on getting my daughter ready, taking her to school, pickup from grandparents, and other daily needs of my daughter. - My income is SIGNIFICANTLY lessened by the expenses of my daughter If I was not a father, I would have the following: - I could live 15 minutes away from work by foot, thus saving me between 1.5 - 2.5 hours a day. - Living close to work requires most likely paying double my current housing cost, and having half my living space. - Living close to work eliminates my need for a car, so some savings there. - I will have 2 spare hours for extra sleep or misc. activity a day - I will also have 2-3 extra hours a day not taking care of my daughter (homework, Daddy-Child time, planning meetups with friends, planning activities). - No need to pay for extra food (time + money), no need to have homecooked food (I can survive on "ramen", child cannot), no need for gymnastics or other physical / social / mental development activity programs (lots of money saved). Add it all up I am at ~ 4-6 hour disadvantage to the average 23-27 year old single male, with a significant lifestyle and monetary hit. If I was just to use 2 hours a day that the more free have to program an OSS project, and 2-4 hours on sleep, I would be better rested, more productive, and would contribute between 10 to 14 hours a week to OSS all while keeping my current lifestyle. P.S. on top of that I work at a job who doesn't count ass-in-chair time, lets me work 9-5 (not 9-6), and is low stress. So already I am privileged over others in my exact position without this cozy 9-5 job. P.S.S. on top of that as a divorced man, I also need to find time to date, so you can't argue that I too have time savings over a single man's need to date. Which mind you is really hard when you have a child. P.S.S.S. Some people have a job that revolves around and/or encourages OSS contributions. So they get to contribute, all while getting paid for it in their standard job. This puts then in an even further advantage because they are now unfairly elevated above the average worker.