Blondes Have More Fun

The Germans really have a way of saying what we're all thinking. Take the whole concept of the blonde hair blue eyed aryan race. Clearly this idea is not unique to the Germans. Blonde hair blue eyed people the world over are entirely convinced that they have the optimum phenotype going. No people anywhere are more insular than those with blonde hair and blue eyes. They tend to mate exclusively with each other for the obvious purpose of producing children that also have blonde hair and blue eyes, they have even established their own countries such as Sweden. Sweden is notorious for its tough immigration laws. Now the reason for these exclusionary policies should be clear, they don't want dark hair dark eyed people in the gene pool of tall blue eyed blondes they've managed to cultivate over the years. Who knows maybe they're onto something though maybe that particular phenotype is the best one to end up with in the genetic lottery because it comes with considerable social capital. Think about it when's the last time you met a broke tall blue eyed blonde? Another idea the Germans managed to articulate beautifully is that sort of satisfaction we get from watching others suffer through disappointments and failures. They even gave this feeling a name "scahdenfreude". I remember a few years ago when Chicago was vying to host the summer games. This prospect had the city in a frenzy of excitement. The idea that we could host this event filled everyone with a kind of hometown pride, but it did not come to pass. Chicago was passed over and this so-called honor was bestowed on some other city. Now I don't think I ever felt a more powerful surge of satisfaction than what the collective disappointment of tens of thousands filled me with. I took to facebook right away answering the angry posts with all the benefits of not hosting the games. Of course this just upset them further and I was all the more pleased because of it. Point is I'm kind of a dick.