tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post933565851032315334..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Sensible Khakis: An Entrepreneurial AnthemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-43778259495012539572009-02-17T13:32:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:32:00.000-08:00I am evidently behind on viewing your scintillatin...I am evidently behind on viewing your scintillating music video's but after stumbling upon them on a fellow Koch Fellow's website, I am plesantly surprised that such a constitutional law professor as yourself could be so creative! Keep up the good work and I'll be on the lookout for more intellectual songs from you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-56186622524000035152009-01-07T07:25:00.000-08:002009-01-07T07:25:00.000-08:00Thanks, Anon!Thanks, Anon!Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-25436056437596715132008-11-19T00:41:00.000-08:002008-11-19T00:41:00.000-08:00not bad, keep practicingnot bad, keep practicingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-63119929854577609882008-11-16T09:16:00.000-08:002008-11-16T09:16:00.000-08:00Ran and Glen: Don't think I am unaware of the pro...Ran and Glen: Don't think I am unaware of the prospective entrepreneur's zero-sum attitude! But, firstly, some bosses *do* view employer/employee relations in terms of, "Your gain is my loss." Those bosses sort of well, suck, but they exist. And, notably, they tend to help turn employees into entrepreneurs. Secondly, for a would-be entrepreneur with high opportunity costs, even the gains of a good boss can come at the employee's expense. If I can make more money on my own than working for BigCo, then the gains BigCo gets from employing me come at some very real loss to me. That's why I might, like the character (not me!) in the song disdain the sensible khakis lifestyle.<BR/><BR/>Glen: Hmm. Sort of a "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" take? I do like that sentiment. Here's the problem, though: I worry that the long I perform, the less marginal gain my audience gets. So if I add verses to round out the argument (so to speak), I run some risk of fraying the already-thin patience of my audience. Some of that effect is just the usual wearing off of novelty. But it hits with a double whammy, in my case, because my performance skills still have a long way to go. Hey, it's kinda' like this comment, really! Blah, blah, blah . . . you've already tuned me out, I'm sure.Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-38893609722853246482008-11-15T20:39:00.000-08:002008-11-15T20:39:00.000-08:00The song is fun, but to counter the zero-sum-ish a...The song is fun, but to counter the zero-sum-ish attitude noted by Ran, it seems like you need another verse. In that verse, you should talk about the policies you will implement in your new business -- including, among other things, allowing your employees to wear sensible khakis on casual Friday. Irony, see?Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-37454597118977706152008-11-15T11:35:00.000-08:002008-11-15T11:35:00.000-08:00I'm surprised that u r rock song takes such a ...I'm surprised that u r rock song takes such a zero-sum-game view of the employer–employee relationship. Surely happier employees are more productive?Ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369980917358096502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-66428021182654788202008-11-15T07:02:00.000-08:002008-11-15T07:02:00.000-08:00Well, u r very nice to say so!Well, u r very nice to say so!Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-45059733196885072432008-11-15T04:42:00.000-08:002008-11-15T04:42:00.000-08:00u r blog Is very niceu r blog Is very niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com