Thursday, June 19, 2008

scholastic rigor is our wine...

...but it's watered down, because we're underage.

In keeping with the golden rule of economics, I generally quit a task once marginal cost has exceeded marginal benefit. Yeah, the mundanity of electromagnetism has long ago balanced out my desire to skip a GIR. Time to browse Facebook and explore Flickr.

But as our esteemed teacher once claimed, the consumer's evaluations of utility are always held to be rational. As he once related to us in the Parable of the Irrational Fashionista, there was once a fresh young college graduate with an underpaying job and an overwhelming hunger for designer handbags. She was psychologically ravaged by her daily dilemma: to accessorize or to eat, but like a true economist, she carefully weighted the personal marginal utilities of purses and sustenance against each other and each day, chose the former until she was forced to go homeless, attended only by her harem of handbags.

"But that's insane!" cried the shocked students. "How can it be considered economically wise to emphasize luxury goods over basic needs?"

"No, my children," said our wise mentor, wagging his head, "The consumer's needs are always considered right."

Clearly I need to reevaluate my priorities.

Yes, 8.02 bores me to death. But I can pass it, and a week or two of tedium trumps a semester any day.

Besides, I really don't need to see every Facebook status message and every ultrawideangle HDR landscape on the internet.

...Right. That's why I'm blogging right now.

(YES I AM SPENDING HALF MY SUMMER STUDYING FOR ASES ONO ONO ONO)

(I HAVE FUN IN THE EVENINGS AND SLEEP ALOT THOUGH)