Free rider problem. People locally optimize for their own benefit and those same people can rightfully decry the effect. We are all hypocrites from time to ti

Free rider problem. People locally optimize for their own benefit and those same people can rightfully decry the effect. We are all hypocrites from time to time. Let’s not let hypocrisy be a reason to discount a thought or idea. The validity of the idea is not based on whether or not proponent is beyond reproach.