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Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for it?
- efortis 6y agoBecause life is good.
- emteycz 6y agoSomeone wants something done, and it has certain value to them. The person delivering it values their time, and they might want money regardless of their feelings about that work. Maybe the money is part of what makes them happy to do the work. Still, there certainly is a lot of unpaid work happening - open source projects, indie games, personal learning projects...
- ArtWomb 6y agoLabor Theory of Value: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-theory-of-value.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-theory-of-value.a...
- thesuperbigfrog 6y agoThe pay is part of the reason why work is so terrific.