Evan Bernstein

Oh, my gosh.

It took generations for them to recover from that.

No.

Zero.

Yeah, why?

Well, Steve, before you slam your credit card on the table for that one, let me give you a little background, but let me preface it with this, if this is okay.

In a general sense, one of the features of skepticism, and it

I don't know if we single it out enough on the SGU.

You know, we focus on critical thinking, why the scientific method helps define reality, how people fool themselves and are fooled by others.

But buried at those intersections are these practical everyday lessons of skepticism, and that includes consumer protection.

Applying skepticism to the goods and services we purchase, well, it helps protect our finances and our investments.

And it includes things like grossly overpaying for something sold or being sold as a bill of goods, as the saying goes.

And there are products that come with a premium because they claim to be superior to other brands and models of the same item.

I think we've talked before about wine, you know, some $2,500 bottle of wine.

Is it really that much more distinct from a $40 bottle of wine?

Can you really taste the difference?

Hey, Bob, we've talked about 8K, 8,000 lines of resolution flat screens.

Those can cost like five grand versus a 4K flat screen.

You can get those as inexpensively as $500.

Oh, yeah, yeah.