One Human’s Hobby is Another Human’s Job
<p>On several occasions I have paid money for the experience of picking my own fruits and vegetables on a farm. Every time, my brain is tickled by the palpable economic plot twist. Seeing a whole crowd of people lined up, willing to pay money for the opportunity to contribute their own labor to a farm, makes the assumption of perfectly rational humans in economics class seem silly.</p>
<p>On at least one occasion, there were farm workers in the next field <em>being paid</em> to do the same activity we were <em>paying</em> to do on this side of the fence. We’re leisurely foraging and calling it a vacation. They’re sweating profusely and calling it a hard day’s work. But we’re both effectively just gardening. The difference was how much we <em>wanted</em> to do it versus how much we <em>have</em> to do it.</p>
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