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There are three areas I am aware of where labor can absolutely compound (in terms of output): business, software, and learning. > Perhaps, but what is the delt
by mej10 12y ago
There are three areas I am aware of where labor can absolutely compound (in terms of output): business, software, and learning.
> Perhaps, but what is the delta increase in zeal for their project.
From my personal experience, it can increase dramatically. This is across the board. Whether it is something I am actually interested in doing or just drudgery.
> But let's not suppose that a bad project or feckless employee is going to become the next google or Einstein because of a pill.
Of course not, but it can really help. People can also become psychologically/physically dependent on them as well -- they aren't without risks.
- whybroke 12y ago>There are three areas I am aware of where labor can absolutely compound (in terms of output): business, software, and learning. Well this would mean that every 10 times engineer ends up 10^20 richer than average at the end of his career. Since that far exceeds the planet's wealth, I am somewhat skeptical. And if there are no 10 times engineer, even a five times engineer would end up roughly a hundred trillion times wealthier than average. So I humbly submit there's a flaw in the idea of literal compound labor value.
- mej10 12y agoIf you want to be (unnecessarily) pedantic, I never said what the frequency of the compounding was. I didn't realize we were trying to come up with a realistic model of expected utility in these three fields. If you don't want to believe that work put into these can compound over a person's life, thats fine. You're wrong, but that's ok. -- just don't pretend to pick it apart by applying math to an informal discussion.