It’s really funny how human beings have applied value to random objects throughout the years for really stupid reasons. If I had my way, I would have everyone apply value to things that actually made a difference. For example, back in the days of sailing around the world to get from point A to point B, one of the most important things in the world at the time where spices. Why? Spices such as salt would keep meat for extended periods of time. Silks were also a major commodity. They made the clothes that either made a person hot or not (literally).
Now let’s take a look at what the common person seems to add value to. People’s eyes glow like Christmas trees whenever they see any example of what we consider to be precious metals. Whether that be a ring, a necklace, or a bracelet. Gold, silver, platinum, you name it, we praise it. Why? Because it is shiny. OOOOOOOOOOh, shiny! Or even better, those commercials that say “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” or my personal favorite “Every kiss begins with Kay” from Kay Jewelers. All I have to say is that had better be one hell of a kiss because that’s a fucking expensive ass kiss. Not to mention it’ll probably be an expensive marriage, and why? Because diamonds are SHINY! Girl’s best friend? Man’s worst nightmare, unless of course you’re Mr. T in which case you’re a walking talking jewelry store complete with security measure and advertising.
Now, lets take a look at a more practical stand point: the average college student. More often than not this species of human being is relatively low on the economic scale. Now granted of course that this species is still intrigued by the concept of anything shiny…they are more hell bent on finding ingestibles that alter their state of mind. For example, the cheapest form of mind bending would be alcohol. Note how it is not how shiny the alcohol is but either how abundant it is or the quality of it. Case and point, just about every store will run out of this amazing substance known as Natural Ice beer, or as more college students affectionally call it “Nati-Ice”. It’s consistently one of the cheapest beers out in the market and the staple of beer pong games everywhere. Now for an example for quality, Bacardi 151 and Patron would be the liquors of choice because they boast the high alcohol content which usually causes a lapse in memory during the night it is ingested which is ironic because people still remember the hell of a night they had on it.
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