> > something that only works if you’re the only one doing it. > Tangential, but I wonder if there's a name for this, and how much it has been studied. These

> > something that only works if you’re the only one doing it. > Tangential, but I wonder if there's a name for this, and how much it has been studied. These non-universalizable actions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universalizability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universalizability There have been hundreds if not thousands of philosophy papers written on the subject. In particular, I think the cases you're referring to are a "contradiction in the will"-- where it's not logically impossible that everyone would do the thing, but it would produce a result that no one would want.