The model of random encounters is almost certainly imperfect because individuals will not necessarily be encountered randomly as assumed by this model.
("Unreadable ending. Imperfect almost to its very marrow").
They know how imperfect, almost random, the process is, and how their own prejudices affect it.
(And who said anything about rapid return to equilibrium?) Point 3 is also completely wrong: NK models almost always assume imperfect competition, so that we can talk about price-setting agents.
Self-flagellation by authors is a long and distinguished tradition, with Tolstoy (who dismissed Anna Karenina as sentimental, "serving no purpose" and "bad") and Kafka (for whom The Metamorphosis was "imperfect almost to its very marrow") among its illustrious exemplars.
The slightly imperfect, almost handmade quality of Tse & Tse's crumble dishes makes them look elegant on a well-set table, and the oven-safe dishes can withstand high temperatures.
Inevitably it invites comparisons; actually, Mr. Masur's last performance of this work was almost the opposite, technically imperfect but emotionally overpowering.
It's a system that condemns almost all of normally imperfect deceased humanity to implied eternal torture elsewhere ("Don't worry about them," Michael tells new arrivals).
"But one of the edgier things coming out of this is that happily ever after is almost a group of imperfect people who understand and support you".
