Overall I think that working is probably better for the world than leisure. The effect seems pretty small though (maybe 10% of the value you earn).
I think this intuition is different than many people have. For hooligans (those of an untrusted or actually destructive/violent group), the effect could be 200% or more of the value they earn. For most people, it doesn’t matter, though—even if it’s 10% or less, I don’t value their leisure anywhere near as much as I value the small amount of utility they bring to the world by working.
I think this intuition is different than many people have. For hooligans (those of an untrusted or actually destructive/violent group), the effect could be 200% or more of the value they earn. For most people, it doesn’t matter, though—even if it’s 10% or less, I don’t value their leisure anywhere near as much as I value the small amount of utility they bring to the world by working.