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Tog's Paradox

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166 points adzicg | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 12:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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nonce42 ◴[22 Oct 24 15:35 UTC] No.41915348[source]▶
A similar paradox applies to interpersonal relationships: in many cases, if you try to reduce someone's workload, they will take on more tasks and end up where they started. E.g. Wife: "I'm too busy; you need to do more". Husband: cleans more. Wife: takes on the PTA fundraising auction. "I'm too busy; you need to do more."
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1. ncruces ◴[22 Oct 24 16:36 UTC] No.41916055[source]▶
That stops when husband can legitimately claim he does more than wife.