not_ed_snow

I see it just as an acknowledgement that I might not want there to be any possible cross-purposes of incentives in my own health.

Doctor's don't need to consciously change their behavior for there to be a difference in care. It's just that incentives are like really awesomely powerful things.

It seems like you are saying that the wine's qualities and how they pair with the food are very important. I don't think anyone would disagree.

The question at hand is whether a cheap/expensive wine, of the same type, would matter in the boar stew example.

Personally, I have no reason to believe that a more expensive wine would only shine under these types of conditions. I also think it's a matter of subjective taste, and there is no arguing matters of taste ;).

From the non-oenophile POV, my objection is the pretension of objectivity. "This wine is better than the other one" is a subjective statement masquerading as an objective one.

I believe that's what parent referred to as the "pay" part.

Maybe more accurately would be "play ball with us or with nobody".

The explicit and everpresent awareness that you are owned by your employer in your off hours, for a limited sub-selection of possible activities.

In other words, you are not your productivity, you are required to live their moral code in your off hours.