The rumors surrounding Tiger Woods and his speculated strange launched a discussion this morning in class about cheating.
I said matter-of-factly, “Who cares? Everybody cheats.”
This caused some classmates to attempt to decapitate me with their stares of disdain and disgust, but I stand to my previous claim: Cheating happens. I’m not saying 100 percent of the population does it, but I speculate that nearly most of the Western population, in particular, has at one point cheated.
It’s part of our fiber as a neoliberal society. Cheating on our significant other only fulfills our quest to maximize profit while minimizing expenditure.
And it’s only called cheating if you get caught. (Think about the financial scandals such as Madoff and Enron. These “cheaters” were only functioning off the principles of capitalism as their primary motivations to gain profit.)
Think about it.
I must clarify that I’m not talking about having two significant others at the very same time. Like the grandmother, who upon her dear beloved husband’s death, finds out that the son of a bitch had another family in the next town for the last 40 years. Even I can say that’s fucked up.
I’m talking about the one night strange.
This strange is like a shirt you find at the discount rack at an outlet store. It’s not quite what you want to wear every day, a little irregular at times, and definitely not like the shirt you love at home, but the key difference is that it’s NOT the shirt you have at home. So, you try it on once… or twice.
How could you pass up such a good looking piece of clothing that’s half the price of the shirt you have to maintain at home every single day? Easy and cheap! –This is what we, as neoliberalists, live for!
In the same vein, when the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund strategically prevent developing countries from improving their infrastructure and independence, this kind of exploitation is also cheating. The goal is to maximize gain while minimizing loss even if it’s at the expense of others.
Most ignore the significance of these fraudulent acts that affect millions, but instead focus on marriage infidelities, like Tiger's situation, which only affects his family.
Why are neoliberal principles acceptable in some situations and not in others? Strange… Strange, indeed.
As a neoliberal society, we want discounts. We want more, more, more. The more the better! This mentality doesn’t stop at material goods; it extends into our human relationships.
Strange is just one little part of our everyday lives that are full of manipulation for profit (commercials, branding, mass consumption, the alleged emotional comfort of inanimate objects, and materialism).
Likewise, discount pussy means more pussy at a lower rate than the old original pussy you’ve used over and over again. New pussy gain with as little personal investment as possible is like venture capitalism if you think about it.
Getting something for nothing (or nearly nothing) makes you the biggest player (neoliberal capitalist) on the block.
Nothing strange about that, folks. Look around you.
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