&gt;<i>It seems obvious why working people cherish the weekend: It’s a respite from work. But why is the weekend also so important to the unemployed? The key to answering this question is to recognize that not all time is equal. Time is, in many ways, what sociologists call a “network good.”</i><p>Maybe, besides the &quot;network good&quot; thing, it&#x27;s also the fact that the workdays painfully remind the unemployed that they are unemployed?