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by ams6110 2638 days ago
You're presumably doing something productive for somebody who's willing to pay you $100K for it. Or do you work for the government?
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It's complicated but in general if somebody is willing (or has to) to pay you it's not per se productive. In a society where everyone's basic needs are guaranteed to be covered we both would have made different choices.