alt Hacker NewsBetter than not, I guess. But it would better still to have more vacation days (if you're American, then most of the world probably has twice as many as you do)
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I do agree when comparing developed wealthy nations the US ranks poorly on average vacation days per worker.
But on a global standard across all peoples, even those in the informal economies? US probably works out better.
Not that being a bit better off than subsistence farmers in extreme poverty is a high standard to cross, it's still a pretty low bar. I'd still recommend scoping your claims accurately.
The demographic of Americans who use a Starlink to work from the wilderness probably has more vacation days than the mean European.
That explains European economic growth vs the US over the last decade.
I always dislike the European vs American commentary. There are tradeoffs and we could easily go back and forth on those.