Some Stupid Ideas Die Hard

In a story about China's economy, CNN Money had the following lead: " Contact lenses, diamonds and boiled eggs are things that are better hard than soft. But economic landings in China? That's a different story." Can't argue with the diamond metaphor--but eggs and contact lenses? Tens of millions of people around the world not only prefer soft-boiled eyes but the buy soft contact lenses precisely because they are the better lifestyle and clinical fit.