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by webmaven 1702 days ago
You're right about the inflation adjustment (which is separate from a net-present-value adjustment). I guess I was assuming constant-dollars.

To be clear, net-present-value is the bird-in-the-hand principle. A dollar now is worth more to you than a future dollar, EVEN IF YOU ASSUME NO INFLATION.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value