That's the whole point of the article. Of course the lady puts a price on mass, if she was paid five trillion dollars, then she would skip it. The point is that not everyone explicitly recognizes these calculations in every day life. Its just like how people say they don't like taking on any risk but risk their lives driving every day. Risk is inherent in everything we do, just like EV is inherent in everything we do.
The article wasn't about beating anyone up, it was about correcting your mindset. Bob's approach is the correct way to approach these issues as a rational actor.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "maclarenv12" <ahduff@...> wrote:
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> Did you consider:
> 1. The religious woman doesn't put a price tag on a "regular weekly mass". I give her credit for sticking strong to what she believes in, you seem to want to "beat her up".
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> 2 The $500 "same as cash" value to you may have had "next to zero" value to your friends, depending on their travel habits.
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, vpFREE Administrator <vpfree3355@> wrote:
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> > Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 11 SEP 2012
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> > "Getting Used to an Idea"
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> > http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2012/0911.cfm
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