Anyone who's taken a basic economics course can tell you that the reason there is no such thing as a free lunch is because there is an inherent "implicit cost." That is to say, "what else could you be doing instead of eating lunch?" Here's what I could have been doing: I could have gone to a place that doesn't charge $11 for a plate of spaghetti bolognese that takes 45 minutes to prepare, and is sub-par at best. I could have gone to a similar-style restaurant that actually has employees and keeps track of who orders what and where they're sitting instead of some guy randomly shouting numbers incoherently to the dining room. Once I walked back to the counter to remind them of my order, all I...
