Likewise I used to charge lawyers $40 per hour for medical research. I thought it was a fair and vcompetitive rate. An expert witness specializing in hospital administration told me he rebilled my work at $225 per hour and told me if I charged more they would consider me as more of a professional so I raised my rate to $100 and people reacted less judgmentally to the higher rate than they did the bargain rate. Naturally I was pleased. The lazy streak in me thought it was great too. I could work half as many hours and earn more than I had been earning at the lower rate.
Eternal life would suck bigtime. In less than a billion years earth will become uninhabitable. It would suck to have to keep moving though the universe in search of companionship.
Given that he likely knew the answers before he asked I think he should have spent the time asking questions that emphasize points we have in common with China, not questions that emphasized our differences.
Likewise I used to charge lawyers $40 per hour for medical research. I thought it was a fair and vcompetitive rate. An expert witness specializing in hospital administration told me he rebilled my work at $225 per hour and told me if I charged more they would consider me as more of a professional so I raised my rate to $100 and people reacted less judgmentally to the higher rate than they did the bargain rate. Naturally I was pleased. The lazy streak in me thought it was great too. I could work half as many hours and earn more than I had been earning at the lower rate.