| kingofwale said:
Opportunity cost is one thing, the technical KNOW-how is another. How many people in this world know how to put a computer together from scratch??? frankly, the time spent learning so JUST to save a few bucks is the perfect definition of "opportunity cost" |
Actually you completely butchered the idea of opportunity cost. The basic idea of opportunity cost is that you're spending time doing something that doesn't make you money. Guess what? Just about everything is that, reading a book, going to school, everything.
The real meaning of opportunity cost factors in skill acquisition. Going to college and earning a degree is an opportunity cost but that pays off long term because its a skill acquisition. Learning how computers work, how to build one, and saving HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of dollars over the long term is time much better spent than whining on a gaming board.
Btw, you can easily learn how to build computers just by reading the internet for a few hours. Surely the 4000+ posts on your account indicate you have a few hours to spend no?
