Sunday, January 23, 2011
Best 3
1. New Order. (the band, not the post Cold War term for US hegemony)
2. Fungible terms. I am specifically referring to the ways we use economic terms outside of their original context to describe aspects of our personal lives. For instance:
sunk costs
bait and switch
indifference curves and opportunity costs
These have given us concise and powerful ways to express complex ideas. In truth, sports terms offer us the same thing. But, every time I hear someone unironically say, "swing for the fences" I want to puke my guts out.
3. The Writers Almanac. It's a fine way to spend 5 minutes of your commute. Also, it's the only format where I can listen to poetry and not feel like a pretentious dweebazoid.
2. Fungible terms. I am specifically referring to the ways we use economic terms outside of their original context to describe aspects of our personal lives. For instance:
sunk costs
bait and switch
indifference curves and opportunity costs
These have given us concise and powerful ways to express complex ideas. In truth, sports terms offer us the same thing. But, every time I hear someone unironically say, "swing for the fences" I want to puke my guts out.
3. The Writers Almanac. It's a fine way to spend 5 minutes of your commute. Also, it's the only format where I can listen to poetry and not feel like a pretentious dweebazoid.
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