From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 21:34:01 MDT
> Emlyn wrote, regarding Robin's challenge:
> > Unfortunately, the rules stipulate that the person can never find out
about
> > me. So, I can only assume that whoever is running the competition is
going
> > to do something rather frightful to me, to enforce that rule, because
they
> > know I'm going to try to violate it (I've posted it in a public forum
after
> > all).
>
Hal replied:
> I think you're over-analyzing the situation. There is no presumption
> that someone will put out a contract on you. Simpler to assume that
> the recipient has no basis for believing your claim.
>
> The point is, do you favor or oppose someone else's good luck, if it
> is a net benefit to the group as a whole.
I was trying to make a (flippantly presented) point about the
interconnectedness of things in an economy. If things are not
interconnected, then of course I'd always say "yes". But the point of the
question, and the common response, is that people make their decision based
on how they think it'll affect them personally.
Emlyn
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