stackyFACTSHanding a parched wanderer a single cup of liquid provides an absolute explosion of intense biological satisfaction.
Handing a parched wanderer a single cup of liquid provides an absolute explosion of intense biological satisfaction. However, thanks to the brutal laws of diminishing marginal utility, handing them a ninth cup immediately feels like an active threat. The exact same physical item dramatically changes its core value based entirely on how thoroughly the immediate underlying need has already been quenched by the preceding units.
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