Consumerism: Fred Style
I came to the University of Pennsylvania with the goal of becoming an economics major. I had never taken an econ class before, but it seemed like the most concrete option for a College student such as myself who fears the possibility of living a poverty-stricken life. Towards the beginning of my semester in Introduction to Microeconomics taught by the illustrious Rebecca Stein, I learned that most economic theories are based upon the assumption that individuals are rational when it comes to making decisions about what to purchase. It is at this point that I should have realized that econ was not the right area of study for me. I am, by no means, a rational economic agent. I buy very stupid things and for very stupid reasons.