Strange Priorities
Crissy and I spotted a strange sight yesterday on the highway. We saw a lady driving while smoking with her 8 year old in the front seat and baby in the backseat. Sadly, that alone isn’t very notable, but in this case, the lady was driving a Prius.
Normally people will make sacrifices to protect and help their family and then, when it comes to common global things, the tragedy of commons comes into play. This lady had it strangely backwards: exposing her baby and 8 year old to secondhand smoke, but driving a hybrid to reduce pollution and gas consumption.
So, what was the motivation? Was this lady the sort of person that places the larger global issues ahead of her family and herself? Or is it still a self-interested play? After all, she gets the satisfaction of being environmentally conscious and over time saves some money.
I’m not trying to be mean, but I’m still confused by what we saw. :-P
Sid Singh wrote:
or she was their nanny, or maybe she was their aunt and taking them out in their mother’s car?
Posted on 24-Jan-08 at 11:59 am | Permalink