• Even if Mr. A is inferior to Mr. B in productivity for a certain task, there are situations in which Mr. A should do that task.
  • No one is wasted.
  • Comparative advantage - Wikipedia

https://jp.quora.com/初めての雇用-会社の資本がそれほど潤沢ではない場/answers/74287570?share=c62a89b0&srid=pmfWD

Discussion of how much can be paid when funds are not plentiful.

  • However, this is a rather dubious premise, since it sees humans as production machines that “if you can get 10 value out of 1 hour of programming, you should be able to get 80 value out of 8 hours”.
    • Suppose my X ability is 1.0 and Y ability is y (< 1.0, e.g. 0.5); it takes 1/y (e.g. 2) time to do one task Y
    • Suppose we outsource to someone whose Y ability is z (< y, e.g., 0.25).
    • It takes 1/z (e.g., 4) time.
    • If not outsourced, 1/y time is consumed to complete one Y task
    • When outsourcing, one Y task is done with payment proportional to 1/z, 1/y time is spent on programming, and 1/y (> 1.0) X tasks are done.
    • Well, you have to separate “tasks that need to be done but are not particularly profitable” from “profitable tasks,” etc., or else you’re not doing a good job!
    • Ricard’s theory of comparative advantage in the first place was the production of commodities, so the task does not produce value after the fact.
      • There is an assumption that the quantity of goods traded is proportional to their value.
    • Does it sound like a good idea to tie it in with work-as-life?
  • Unlike the original Ricard’s comparative advantage story, in the case of task outsourcing, the task of managing other people’s tasks arises.
  • There is also the cost of finding someone to take on the project.

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