fallacy of composition

believing that what is good for the individual is good for a group of individuals, or the whole. who's your daddy now, econ? what what

[lindy + mom, who is having people over]

RVQueen55: ideas for dessert?
thesimplewinkle: dessert... hmm....
thesimplewinkle: the york cookies!! yum yum in my tum tum!
RVQueen55: aggghhhh, so much work!
thesimplewinkle: WORD
thesimplewinkle: greg is a good help with them
RVQueen55: and they will be gone so fast . . .
thesimplewinkle: that's true
RVQueen55: word?
thesimplewinkle: we've been over this before
thesimplewinkle: it's like, "i agree with you" or "that's true"
RVQueen55: sorry, my middle-aged memory lapse - oh yeah
thesimplewinkle: yep
thesimplewinkle: let's practice
RVQueen55: word?
thesimplewinkle: oh my gosh, those york cookies are SOOOO hard to make
RVQueen55: I know, but you're worth it
thesimplewinkle: no!!! you were supposed to say "word"
RVQueen55: word
thesimplewinkle: good good
RVQueen55: WORD
thesimplewinkle: BUT if i said something like, "i have so much class today!!"
thesimplewinkle: you could NOT say "word"
thesimplewinkle: "word" only works when you're in the same situation, or something like that
RVQueen55: okay
thesimplewinkle: me: "i wish i had time to sleep"
thesimplewinkle: maddy: "word"
RVQueen55: mom: WORD
thesimplewinkle: me: "wow i have so much work"
thesimplewinkle: thomas: "word" [thomas = brother]
thesimplewinkle: nono this would not work
RVQueen55: I am in the same situation!!!
thesimplewinkle: (the thomas example)
RVQueen55: word


the end is in sight.