What's significant about that is that it isn't only the amount of wage that is paid, but the status one has in the distribution of wages in a group. That sort of thing can affect decision making in an unrecognized way. It's a sort of "better to reign in hell than be a servant in heaven". — Bitter Crank
Of course, we don't do things (like who we fall in love with) on the basis of the diminishing law of utility. Sometimes we can apply such reasoning when the decision at hand is not too emotionally freighted. Like, "Is it worth spending another $300 to fix the large and very old refrigerator in the church basement." One can argue that it's throwing good money after bad. Just go ahead and apply the repair cost to the new fridge.
But when one meets someone and is infatuated with them, like as not no calculation took place anywhere that you had a chance of observing it. One might end up in bed with them before rational thought can come into play. — Bitter Crank
Get a associates or go to an online college and then if you are capable of it get a CDL and drive trucks the rest of your life. — christian2017
Just out of curiosity, do you fall on the autism spectrum? — Noah Te Stroete
Cool :cool: , I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being autistic or weird either lol — TheHedoMinimalist
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