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Tradeoffs
The boys were tossed out of the ball pit for rough-housing. The wife began to sternly lecture them "Why are you so wild? Don't you know you could get hurt?!" The 5-year old retorted, "Mom! No risk, no fun."
Naturally I burst out laughing. Need I explain why this was not wise? I should have kept quiet, but I learned another tradeoff; no fun, no risk.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on October 24, 2007 at 07:05 AM in Education | Permalink
Comments
LOL! ;-)
Posted by: Chris Meisenzahl at Oct 24, 2007 7:51:04 AM
Brilliant story!
Your children are on the right track.
Posted by: PEG at Oct 24, 2007 9:06:48 AM
A world of certain determinism would be hell for everyone.
Posted by: eric at Oct 24, 2007 9:09:06 AM
I think this reverse tradeoff holds true.
Posted by: Chairman Mao at Oct 24, 2007 9:26:14 AM
Been there. That's why kids (if they're lucky) have TWO parents.
Posted by: M. Hodak at Oct 24, 2007 9:39:30 AM
A *five-year-old* formulated that?
Posted by: Person at Oct 24, 2007 9:58:44 AM
Obviously he's read Tyler's book.
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