On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:29:57 -0800, Paul K Brandon wrote: >Not really.... >Sometimes 'what everyone knows' just ain't so. >Or is your tongue in cheek?
Y'know, this reminds of a quote: Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up. George Saunders Now, let me turn that up to 11 for y'all. On Feb 27, 2012, at 7:44 PM, Michael Palij wrote: > just provides results that everyone already knows? As one example, > see: > http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/27/greed/ > > And the abstract to the original research article is here: > http://www.pnas.org/gca?allch=&submit=Go&gca=pnas%3B1118373109v1 > > One wonders why people even bother to do this kind of stuff! > > ;-) Like they say, if you have to explain a joke.... I just note that apparently there are no rich people on TiPS who would probably object to this research because it just reinforces stereotypes about the rich (whose lawyers will be contacting the researchers about defamation of character). Then again, one doesn't have to look far for nonscientific evidence. Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuN2R0je0k which is based on http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-02/koch-brothers-flout-law-getting-richer-with-secret-iran-sales.html Which reminds me of another quote, this time by Denzel Washington in the movie "Inside Man": "we have to keep the real criminals off the streets". See: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-W3_tt7tJthYYY/inside_man_2006_looking_for_closure/ -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16326 or send a blank email to leave-16326-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
