Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
mikeash
on Feb 20, 2015
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Too much finance is bad for the economy
That will get you some. Growth will get you more, faster.
collyw
on Feb 21, 2015
[–]
Not really. If everyone worked one day a week less, and used that day to exercise, we would have lower productivity and better health.
mikeash
on Feb 21, 2015
|
parent
[–]
If everyone worked one day a week less, and used that day to exercise, and put the other four days into continuing to grow the economy, we'd be better off still.
collyw
on Feb 22, 2015
|
root
|
parent
[–]
when its only the 0.1% that see any benefit in that growth, why bother? The point obviously was to compare like for like.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search: