Function (Mar. 6)

There is a school of thought by which the goodness of any object is determined by its ability to function. It is not merely that said object can do a certain number of helpful things but that is simply does what it is designed to do. For instance a pair of scissors is good if it actually cuts paper. If it fails to do so then it is not good. It may be the case that determining the goodness of an object could be merely the results of function, but it seems that good is something bigger. Function however is very important in the world today. Everyday people have the expectation that an untold number of things will function in a particular way. Frustration ensues when they do not function as they are supposed to. That reaction to something not functioning properly is entirely satisfactory. Why would someone buy something to perform a certain task and then simply say nothing when it cannot perform that action. In this sense function becomes an expectation that everyone has.