»July 26, 2007: Monty Burns and the Economy
There is a Simpson s episode where the evil billionaire, Montgomery Burns, visits the doctor and is told that he has every single disease possible, but they have somehow balanced each other out. In response to the doctor s comments, Monty Burns says, "So I m invincible." The doctor responds, "Lord no. Any single gust of wind may kill you." I feel like the US economy is k... ... (MORE)
)»July 15, 2007: Inferiority - Superiority Complex.
Thomas Friedman mentions in his book the The World is Flat that other countries have some comparative advantage because of inferiority - superiority complex. This means that you are jealous of America and its success, but are still confident in your ability to succeed and this makes them especially driven. I think I suffer from this. I am jealous of the Ivy league types that dominant the ban... ... (MORE)
