Multidimensional Economics; Friday, First Period [11/06[.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Good morning, everyone!" They were in the danger shop classroom again, because this class had definitely proven to her that even for normal lessons, holding your class in a sim had its benefits. "It's been a rocky couple of weeks in this class where I kind of feel like certain things have managed to knock it a little off-kilter, so today, we're going to sort of try to get our focus back, and we're going to do that with a sort of group project. We've discovered a few different aspects of multidimensional economics, but I think one thing we can really focus on that will be useful is the development of an idea that will be ultimately successful in the multidimensional marketplace. The best example of this is, obviously, something you've all become familiar with this semester, the plumbus. How did the plumbus become such an ubiquitous multidimensional household item? What are its secrets? Can we attempt to capture that kind of lightning in a bottle for ourselves?

"The first step, I feel, in developing successful strategy is knowing what the consumers want, and figuring out how to fill in that gap in their current economic landscape. For example, I noticed a trend that something like jello was very new but popular with people from a certain galaxy, and so I was able to fulfil that unexplored niche to create a mildly successful jello shop in space until I had to blow it up for unrelated reasons. If things hadn't gone the way they had, there could have been some real potential to tap into that market. I saw a gap, filled it in, and boom! Success! But sometimes the gaps aren't as easy to spot, and that's where something like market research comes in.

"You know those super annoying surveys that pop up on YouTube when all you're trying to do is a watch some tutorial or pop culture drama? It's kind of like that. Today, we're going to work together to come up with some questions we can put together for a marketing survey to get a finger on the pulse of what kind of economic venture we coudl pursue for success on a multidimensional level. Once we've had some good questions gathered up, I'll shoot it out to the multiverse, see what comes back, and next week, we can discuss where there might be a chance bring our own plumbus or space jello franchise to the table. Make sense? We can also take some time to survey each other, too, because maybe a great idea is lurking there in the mind of one of your classmates already, we just need the right kind of market data to really bring it to light."

And with this class? Honestly? Summer just wanted to see what sort of questions they would come up with. This class was about 5% her actually trying to teach business stuff to them, and 95% her own sick fascination and amusement at this point.

French Language, Literature, and Culture, Friday Period 3

[doesntstophurting]

The class had been asked to meet in the Danger Shop today. "I was going to take you on a field trip, but in November, where I wanted us to go isn't that impressive," Booker said. "So let's try this." He pushed a button, and the class would find themselves standing in the middle of a garden in full bloom. "Welcome to Giverny, France," Booker said. "More specifically, the home of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, which was the subject of many of his paintings. You can tour the house and the gardens, and if you're familiar with Monet's work, you may recognize a lot of it. If you're not, it's still a beautiful place. Have fun."

Fun fact: Booker was almost certain he had a Monet somewhere, but he couldn't remember where he'd put it.

Ethics, Friday, November 6, 2020

[sith_happened]

"Let's talk about shame," Anakin said, settling back against his desk. "For you, personally, what actions make you feel that gut-clench of knowing you've done something wrong? And more importantly, how does your society check inappropriate social behavior through use of shame, and what happens when someone refuses to feel shame?"

Anakin had not been watching election results and listening to his wife yell at her computer for almost a week, why would you think that?