Cory DoctorowFeb 10, 2023

Doubtless you've heard that "we all get the same 24 hours in the day." Of course it's not true: rich people and poor people experience very different demands on their time. The richer you are, the more your time is your own - not only are many systems arranged with your convenience in mind, but you also command the social power to do something about systems that abuse your time.

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Show threadKing KaufmanFeb 10, 2023

@pluralistic

As Paul Krugman points out, the first thing people do when they get real money is they start buying time. They start hiring people to do things that take time. They pay premiums to go to fronts of lines.

Show threadiquanyinFeb 14, 2023
@kingkaufman just work less and skip the middleman.
Show threadKing Kaufman

@iquanyin

If only that worked.

Feb 14, 2023 at 9:46pmWeb