Subnostr

At the core of this convo is the idea that money is scarce and precious, while humans are fungible and ubiquitous.

Someone else could do that.

Are these "someones" in the room with us, now?

there is this poem "Lehne jedes Ehrenamt gleich ab" or something that talks about this trade-off.

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"Wieviel Mühen, Sorgen, Plagenwieviel Ärger musst Du tragen;

gibst viel Geld aus, opferst Zeit -

und der Lohn? Undankbarkeit!

Ohne Amt lebst Du so friedlich

und so ruhig und so gemütlich,

Du sparst Kraft und Geld und Zeit,

wirst geachtet weit und breit."

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Ehrenamt (Busch)

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the other thing that comes to mind is:

"Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need."--Frederick Buechner

so in Buechner's definition you aren't fungible or interchangeable with someone else.