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But you've done a cost-benefit analysis, at which point you placed a monetary value on intangible characteristics (commute, job satisfaction, etc.).
The difference is that these are very small potatoes in an overall comparison. A more accurate gauge would be something like "what would you do if you found the cure for cancer?" at which point you had choices of giving it away, taking a very small amount, getting what you could deduce as a "fair amount", or just taking every possible cent you could.
One is a personal scale. The other is a national (or global) scale.
The difference is that these are very small potatoes in an overall comparison. A more accurate gauge would be something like "what would you do if you found the cure for cancer?" at which point you had choices of giving it away, taking a very small amount, getting what you could deduce as a "fair amount", or just taking every possible cent you could.
One is a personal scale. The other is a national (or global) scale.