tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post2808040811636972734..comments2024-03-29T04:50:03.060-07:00Comments on Idiosyncratic Whisk: In Defense of Black FridayKevin Erdmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-61017549975978709412017-01-03T14:12:14.171-07:002017-01-03T14:12:14.171-07:00You have a point, but I think you need to be caref...You have a point, but I think you need to be careful about implicitly assuming monopsonistic powers. On the margin, every action creates a reaction that, while not necessarily equal, is close to equal. Firms can't just impose costs on workers with no recourse, even if that recourse is subtle and diffused.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-42224857757009218722017-01-03T14:09:29.109-07:002017-01-03T14:09:29.109-07:00Touche. :-)Touche. :-)Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-63119774962266894862016-12-06T11:22:23.283-07:002016-12-06T11:22:23.283-07:00I don't look down on the shoppers so much as f...I don't look down on the shoppers so much as feel bad for the retail workers, who have to work their asses off for minimum wage on a day that should be a holiday. Why can't we have Black Saturday and let everyone relax for a couple days? Don't get me started on those retailers who are open Thanksgiving evening.JustRusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545471808820540459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-82965683301201275702016-11-30T15:52:10.618-07:002016-11-30T15:52:10.618-07:00The best Christmas gift I ever got is that my wife...The best Christmas gift I ever got is that my wife and I don't exchange gifts. Don't call me Scrooge. I love the holiday and now that we don't exchange gifts I love it as much as Thanksgiving. Nice post - now I can look down on the people that look down on Black Friday shoppers (irony noted). ;-) billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-65646122614389277722016-11-28T11:38:02.131-07:002016-11-28T11:38:02.131-07:00Thanks, Benjamin. I think you're on to someth...Thanks, Benjamin. I think you're on to something there about the huge sums of money that might be spent on status goods. That is a subject for interesting moral debates - the sorts of debates about how to distribute the golden eggs more evenly without killing the goose. It's odd that anti-consumerism ideas whose source comes from that dilemma push people to complain about the one day, more than any other, where golden eggs line the aisles of Wal-Marts across the country.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-68358907088810444952016-11-27T21:50:03.785-07:002016-11-27T21:50:03.785-07:00Thanks for Kevin Erdmann. There are but a handful ...Thanks for Kevin Erdmann. There are but a handful of commentators who are not PC, and remember there is PC-right and PC-left. <br /><br />Actually, what drives me nuts is when people unload $XX million for modern art. That brings out the ancient shtetl from the pale socialist Scot genes in me. <br /><br />But enjoy the gadgets, the fancy cars, the gourmet meals, tickets to a ballgame, or…yes, a gallery opening of a modern artist where they serve fresh vegetables. <br /><br />Your call! <br /><br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com