freakonomics

While studying for the evil econ midterm today:

A: "At least we learned derivatives this weekend."

H: "For all the fucking good that's going to do me ..."

A: "Wow. That was just a major role reversal. You usually point out the silver lining and I'm the one to be all bitter / negative / sarcastic."

H: "Shit. You're right."

Obviously constrained demand, profit optimization, and elasticity have warped our minds and our personalities.