I have a fantasy. In my fantasy, CEOs from major corporations are made to demonstrate their products on stage, under the spotlight, in front of thousands of people, televised. But first, they have to get their products out of the heat-welded plastic packaging their products ship in, without the use of scissors or knives.
If they’re unable to get the product open, and if they ask, they’ll be provided a pair of scissors. But they’ll be disqualified if they damage any part of their products, including instruction manuals or warranty cards, while cutting open the packaging.
In the darker version of the fantasy, CEOs of toy companies and their spouses are made to stand by quietly while their children are handed the latest anxiously-awaited, gotta-have-it-now toy, in its plastic packaging, with no scissors or knives within reach.