The age old question: Does rarity or scarcity make something better or more valuable?

Put in context, an amusing look at the question from the view of Brodie in Mallrats, one of my favorite Kevin Smith movies. Should he play Sega NHL hockey or have breakfast with his girlfriend and his mom? (“But Hartford beats Vancouver only once or twice in a lifetime! Yet Rene has never met Brodie’s mom.

Read the dissertation here.