“As income rises, people’s time use does not appear to shift toward activities that are associated with improved affect.” We are so dumb
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Replying to @literalbanana
Seems to me that all the time saved by mechanization has been taken up with administrative negative externalities. Everyone spends 20 hours/week dealing with dysfunctional institutions that demand form-filling and phone calls with low-level bureaucratic staff
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky @literalbanana
I do often ask myself if I’m doing something wrong somehow! Can’t figure out what, if so.
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Replying to @Meaningness @literalbanana
I think if you get struck by the health care lightning bolt it just sucks.
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky @literalbanana
Yes, that’s definitely major! OTOH, it’s a common experience for middle-aged people. When a parent gets old and stops functioning, *someone* in the family has to spend a full-time year on this stuff, minimum. Can be a lot worse.
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Replying to @Meaningness @literalbanana
In the past you might have had to care for them directly (could be better, could be worse) and also they would have died a lot sooner, obviating their need for care.
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Right. But, there wouldn’t be much bureaucratic work involved, regardless. Presumably now in Finland the state has handles this reasonably efficiently and you don’t have to. Presumably in Singapore you can pay someone to do it reasonably efficiently (not an option here afaict).
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