Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for it?

Posted by MadisonGraciey on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:01AM
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Re:Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for... by emteycz on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:17AM (#25417768)

Someone 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...

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Re:Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for... by ArtWomb on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:19AM (#25417792)

Labor Theory of Value:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-theory-of-value.a...

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Re:Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for... by thesuperbigfrog on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:31AM (#25417942)

The pay is part of the reason why work is so terrific.

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Re:Ask HN: If work is so terrific, how come you get paid for... by efortis on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:11AM (#25417695)

Because life is good.

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