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alkaloid · 08-18-2003, 08:12 AM

I guess that I now agree that cash is the best gift. One of my economics professors, who had enormous pride on his cheapness (being economic), extolled the virtue of cash over anything else, since it allowed the recepient to maximize his utility. For example, a heroin addict going through withdrawal would love nothing better than a hit; an alcoholic would invariably use the money first on the thing that is most valuable to him, booze.

But then again I was thinking, if the guy giving the gift is a drug dealer and is able to give the heroin addict friend more heroine than the addict would be able to obtain on his own for the same money, it would be more cost effective for everyone if the dealer gives the heroin directly to the addict friend.

I don't know why I'm using drug analogies.... I don't even use drugs.

08-18-2003, 08:12 AM	#42 (permalink)
alkaloid Dead Inside Location: East Coast, USA	I guess that I now agree that cash is the best gift. One of my economics professors, who had enormous pride on his cheapness (being economic), extolled the virtue of cash over anything else, since it allowed the recepient to maximize his utility. For example, a heroin addict going through withdrawal would love nothing better than a hit; an alcoholic would invariably use the money first on the thing that is most valuable to him, booze. But then again I was thinking, if the guy giving the gift is a drug dealer and is able to give the heroin addict friend more heroine than the addict would be able to obtain on his own for the same money, it would be more cost effective for everyone if the dealer gives the heroin directly to the addict friend. I don't know why I'm using drug analogies.... I don't even use drugs. Last edited by alkaloid; 08-18-2003 at 08:24 AM..