Reminds me of Terry Pratchett's concept of retro-phrenology... You can go into a shop in Ankh-Morpork and order an artistic temperament with a tendency to intr

Reminds me of Terry Pratchett's concept of retro-phrenology... You can go into a shop in Ankh-Morpork and order an artistic temperament with a tendency to introspection. What you actually get is hit on the head with a large hammer, but it keeps the money in circulation and gives people something to do.