Another wasteful example
My wife's nephew (he's 54) insists on a turkey being on the table every Thanksgiving...and he hates turkey. It could be thrown out after the meal as far as he is concerned, and his wife trashes the leftovers from what the guests don't eat. She doesn't like turkey, either. Why have it, then? "It's traditional," he says. "It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a turkey." But is he thankful otherwise? Nope.