Do We Have a Deal?

Ah, the infamous words of the Aeon Yojimbo. For those of you who aren't as nerdy as I am (which is probably everybody that actually reads this), Yojimbo is a summon from FFX. And yes, I do like to use nerdy references to introduce my topics since my mind seems to work that way... Also, these topics don't seem to be as long as before, so this should be good news to those that have shorter attention spans haha

Yes, today is somewhat of a reference to economics, hence the whole deal thing in the title. In fact, Yojimbo himself would only attack if you paid him, so I find that funny as well.. Anyways, the topic has to do with deals and what not. Again, I'm gonna be assuming that most of those who read my entries took Malek. But, just as a refresher (or information for those that didn't take Malek) one of the main things that Malek pushed for was there is no such thing as a rip off. Basically, people have the option whether or not to accept the price that is given/offered to them. Malek would always give the example of a man in the desert dying of thirst and having a water vendor come along. The vendor would charge $1000 for the bottle of water since the man was in great need of it. Thus, there's no rip off since the man agreed to it and he was so desperately in need of it. Of course, the point that there is no such thing as a rip off is debatable in itself, but not something that is currently in my head. Thus, we are just going to accept that for now and we can debate later.

The thing that we are going to talk about, though, is the finalization of a deal. The situation that Malek typically mentions is not something that would be favorable to be in. Even if the situation is extreme, my point is that it can apply to other "deals" in our lives, such as college tuition (which is extremely applicable to basically everyone who reads this haha). The thing that bugs people most is that they're not getting a "fair price" (Again, something that can be debated later) for what they're paying for. Thus, they try to compensate it by other means. I've heard that in order to get a "good" education" you have to pay ridiculous amounts and thus students should be entitled to a bit more than their education. I've heard this rationale used to justify a bit of behavior, especially in the dining halls. Some people who take things from the dining halls say that they're paying so much that they are entitled to take something, whether it be more food, silverware, or even soy sauce bottles.

Sure, I can understand where this is coming from. It's annoying to get a renowned education and something for a "low" price college wise. Yet, I'm still against this. The thing is, a deal has already been established. It seems highly unethical to agree to a deal and all its provisions then go against one of those provisions. It's probably like an ethical equivalent to lying, for agreeing to a deal and then going against its provisions means that you agree to something then go against it, meaning that your agreement to the deal is false. I mean, it wouldn't be cool to sell something to someone for $100 and then they decided that they wanted more for it since $100 is too much, even if it is something they already agreed to. It is something that is hard and annoying to keep to, though. Paying around $100000 can really get to some people, especially for something that is a form of prestige haha. Well, all in all, I guess it's just important to remember what you agreed to in deals and what not and also just to analyze your own actions. Yeap yeap... Food for thought!