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		thatfrenchguy on Sept 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Free-Time Paradox in America "When you're poor, life is boring, nothing good ever happens to you and your work makes you feel like shit. The only time poor people feel good is when they're playing a computer game which simulates the feeling of 'winning' which they never get in real life." I know a lot of poor people that have interesting jobs, super-cool trips during their 7 weeks of vacation (French here :-) ). I have colleagues at my well-paid software engineering US office that have delayed their "dream" 3 weeks vacation for years now. Who is happier here ?

GFischer on Sept 20, 2016 [–]

Your definition of poor definitely doesn't conflate with mine (I'm from South America).

If they can afford "super-cool trips" (even on a shoestring), they're definitely not poor.

thatfrenchguy on Sept 22, 2016 | [–]

You have a point, I'm from Western Europe :-). But this is what you get when you try having everyone a decent life I guess.

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