Hey, don't drink that poison! That's $4.00 an ounce!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker stops someone from drinking poison, not out of concern for life, but because it is too expensive.
- In plain terms
- He stops a person from drinking poison because it costs too much.
- What can you take from it?
- Value can be misplaced when prioritizing cost over safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why focus on cost over health?
- What does this say about value?
Another view
It mocks the idea of economic rationality over life.
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