(image: Santa Barbara in January- Anne-Marie, 2009)
Word: Spoiled- 1a. to impair the value or quality of b. To damage irreparably; ruin 2. To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously 3. To do harm to the character nature, or attitude of by overindulgence 4. Pamper 5. Decay (pg. 1678, American Heritage of The English Language).
Term: (Economic) Externality: An impact (positive or negative) on anyone not party to a given economic transaction. The participants in an economic transaction do not necessarily bear all of the coasts or reap all of the benefits in the transaction (Externality, Wikipedia)
Book: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
Workers in Qatar have, “eliminated a negative externality, work, while maximizing a desired commodity: leisure time.” (185, Weiner).
“Researchers have found that people who are too busy are happier than those who are not busy enough” (185, Weiner).
Its interesting that pamper and decay mean the same thing according to the American Heritage of The English Language. Spoil is a powerful destructive word, how can we joke about spoiling kids? It ruins them.
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