I just saw this combination of advertisements pop up on my web site:
Yeah. To think of the all of the code that goes into ad placement. And this is the best that it could come up with.
Get a laugh here: Essence of Political Science.
A few examples:
Bureaucracy
You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
Pure Anarchy
You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.
Pure Capitalism
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
Real World Communism
You share two cows with your neighbors. You and your neighbors bicker about who has the most "ability" and who has the most "need". Meanwhile, no one works, no one gets any milk, and the cows drop dead of starvation.
There once was a day when I’d go to a big box store shopping for electronics, cameras, whatever, and look at the boxes, and any posted information, and make a decision without consulting any other sources. Occasionally, I’d talk to a friend or coworker, but more often than not, I shopped alone. There was no “Internet Oracle” that I could consult for thousands of reviews by other people that I don’t know. I wouldn’t spend months looking for a product, trying to decide, as there really wasn’t much information besides what was on the box and what a “capable” salesperson might be able to offer.
Now, I’m forced to look through hundreds of billions of web pages, reading and rereading reviews, going over every tiny detail and immediately moving on if someone has a bad review – even if there are 20 good reviews. Reviewer “Buttinski” said it was the worst 2 speed blender and toaster combination!
Am I happier now, with all of this information? Probably not, unless it’s to just justify my educated purchase with a team of trusted internet co-shoppers.
(Can you tell that I’m shopping for something? Specifically a compact digital camera that fits in my front blue-jean pants pocket comfortably. I had a Canon SD870 which I liked, but the LCD recently developed serious issues – and I’m looking to see what else is around.)
This one is an old one (from an “April Fools Day” a few years ago), but for some reason, it made me actually laugh out loud (shocked at the stupidity I suppose)!
You can order a pair here:
http://www.squirrelunderpants.com/
Go there, watch the video. Buy a few pairs for squirrels near you (and this product actually was made and is available for sale!)
(If you haven’t bought something from Archie McPhee before for your desk or home office … you need to!).
