It's more of a cost benefit analysis as the author pointed out. When so much of valuable content is surfacing in hackernews and other streams, it's not cheap, rather a wise decision not to spend money.
Re:Substack won't make you rich
by megaman821 on Sunday January 21, 2024 @11:46PM
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I got tired of the these I like to use and the people I like to read disappearing. Now I just pay a few bucks a month for everything, and things just stopped disappearing. I don't have to worry about switching apps or finding new people read, which I would have pay with time instead of money.
Re:Substack won't make you rich
by lelanthran on Monday January 22, 2024 @01:32PM
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That's because the degree helps us get more money in a direct and easily understandable way.
A tool that saves an hour doesn't save us an hour, it saves our employer an hour. We don't get to home home an hour early when we save our employer an hour.
You're looking at an entirely rational chain of logic.
Another thing to know is that engineers are notoriously cheap. For whatever reason we'll pay $100K for a degree, but not $5 for an article that helps us in the next hour or a tool that saves us an hour.