November 23, 2004
From the desk of Jane Galt:Deconstruct my discourse, darling!
Is there anything that Daniel Drezner can't do? Not satisfied with his triumphs in the areas of economics and political science, he has forayed into literature:
Diane had longed to bandwagon with Jack since their first year in grad school. In their own prisoner's dilemma, she now knew that she wanted more than just tit-for-tat -- she had to have Jack's grim trigger. This wasn't just a one-shot interaction for her. She wanted repeated play -- with very little discounting.It was taboo as a realist not to prefer balancing. If word got out, her reputation among the guns & bombs crowd would be ruined. But Jack's social constructivism was too seductive for her feeble rationalist defenses.
"Oh... Jack," she whispered into his ear, "I give in -- reconstitute my identity!"
He smiled and slowly began his discourse....
Afterwards, she turned to him and purred, "Now that's what I call utility maximization." He laughed.
Then her tone changed. "Seriously, I've never had such a shared meaning with anyone before. It was so.... intersubjective."
That is so, so...hegamonic! It was truly sovereign and the language used to describe what took place just adds to the legitimacy of the act itself. ^_^
Ohh...that has me all hot and tingly, and I have no idea why.
Ever so much is revealed in the misspelling "hegamonic."
You mean apart from the fact that into every life a typo or two must come?
"Sometimes, dear Woodshed, a cigar is just a cigar!" :P
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