Time Served On A Logarithmic Scale

Time Served On A Logarithmic Scale
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Finally, a judge who understands psychophysics. The Weber-Fechner law states that our perception of time follows a logarithmic scale—the older you get, the faster time seems to fly. So a 20-year-old would experience those 10 prison years as an eternity, while a 60-year-old would barely notice them between breakfast and dinner. The equation actually calculates how much subjective time has passed based on your age (a) and the sentence length (t). Justice isn't just blind; it's mathematically adjusted for your temporal perception. Now if only they'd apply the same principle to DMV waiting times.

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