One of my dreams has always been to be a contestant on "The Price is Right". I feel like, after watching this amazing testament to consumerism on countless sick days over the last 24 years, I have an uncanny ability to make the correct guess or select the proper strategy for every game that they host. Plinko? I'm hitting the $10k or $25k slot every time; Cliff Hanger? That little dude isn't going over the edge on my watch. Dice Game? I could roll those fuzzy dice and pick the right numbers in my sleep. I'm fairly sure that most of the people who actually make on to the show share this sentiment. Now, what I don't understand, is how every single contestant selected for a given game always asks the audience for help with their task. Every single one!!
Why!?! You've been watching this show for years, constantly telling yourself "oh man, I would've picked $14.95... everyone knows that 4 boxes of pancake mix wouldn't cost $24.95... idiot!", and then as soon as you're up on the stage next to Bob, you're asking stoned college kids and housewives on vacations for advice?! Stick with your gut! Make your own choices!
Is it possible that this can viewed as a deeper insight into the human persona? Is it possible that we actually know the correct answers to life's questions most of the time, but because we have such a fear of rejection we decide to succumb to the collective will of our peers and colleagues? Or, on the other hand, is it possible that in solitude, we like to believe that we are smarter than we are, but when presented with a challenge in a public setting, we are humbled by the fact that we truly don't know anything?
The Price is Right... ponderous.
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