Frank's conclusion is also pretty funny:
"These are symptoms of a social problem, no question about it.
But the feelings that give rise to this problem are no more blameworthy
than those of a student who's upset about getting a D on an exam."
When a kid at MIT kills himself over a C average, most people *do*
appropriately shake their heads at his exaggerated disappointment. And
a non-suicidal Stanford student with a C who waxes rhapsodic that "My
life is a failure" would hopefully be greeted with some eye-rolling.
--
Prof. Bryan Caplan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan
"We may be dissatisfied with television for two quite different
reasons: because our set does not work, or because we dislike
the program we are receiving. Similarly, we may be dissatisfied
with ourselves for two quite different reasons: because our body
does not work (bodily illness), or because we dislike our
conduct (mental illness)."
--Thomas Szasz, *The Untamed Tongue*
