It just means that you justify taking that leisure time by assuming you can't earn money during that time. Of course, I think most people are capable of hustling more than they do. Have you ever turned down an offer for overtime pay? Why don't you have 3 jobs?
i could have 5 jobs but i only make what my employers are willing to pay me for each job. no jobs = no money. i could have 5 jobs but when the hours those jobs require me to work only occur at certain times then i cannot say those "off hours" are worth the same amount of money i would be making while working. you can't "hobby brew" and work at the same time.
i could own my own business and it is the same outcome- i am only making money when clients are utilizing my services or buying my products, no client= no money.
money is simply an agreed upon mode of exchange for labor/expended energy. your labor is not worth money, money is a symbol of your labor. labor can be valued in anything that is agreed upon.
AGAIN - if no one is willing to pay you for your time and/or labor, it is of no monetary value.
everyone is thinking of Time and Labor as the same thing. the actual labor involved is very minimal in brewing. the time far outweighs the labor. you don't pay someone the same amount for 8 hours of lawn mowing as you do for 8 hours of mechanical work. the Labor input is what is important and what the thread was discussing.
now, if you can convince someone to pay you as much as your day job for standing over a boiling pot for 4 hours, then more power to you. i would pay the boy next door about 5 bucks to watch my boil...
if you throw the word "academic" around at least know the market variables involved. the market controls all.
yes, i have turned down overtime several times and i don't consider any of my time "leisure" time. i recieve a salary so my pay is only affected by my not going to work, i cannot earn more money other than getting another source if income. the type of work for another source of income would determine what my time during those working hours would be worth.
if i consdered giving up a income to brew then i would factor in an hourly lost income in my budget but once i lost the income it is no longer relevant. if you tried to re-enter the workforce the market may have dictated a different wage value for your labor.
why is this so hard for people to get?? if you are a rocket scientist and there are no rockets to build, your labor is worth as much as the work you can get.