The goal of squeezing as much money as possible out of time makes a great deal of sense in poor countries, where inefficient use of time can lead to starvation. The whole point of economic development is, surely, to reduce the cost of inefficiency.
尽可能地从时间中挤出金钱的目标对穷国来说十分合理，在那里，时间使用效率低下可能导致饥饿。毫无疑问，经济发展的全部意义就在于降低无效率的成本。但经济学家并未意识到他们的逻辑并不那么适用于发达国家，而是试图把这一理论扩展到生活中的方方面面。