On fixing things

Seneca pointed out that people tend to be reflexively stingy with their money, but almost comically wasteful with their time.

There are at least two ways to take this. One is that Seneca thought he used his time better than you and I do, and maybe he did. Another interpretation is that everyday life, for most people, is an untapped gold mine.

Things break all the time, and we get used to it. We accept a decreased quality of life when most things just require a little time investment to be fixed.

This article is a short and sweet reminder to invest your time in fixing stuff. A message that resonates a lot with developers, which spend most of their time fighting brokenness.