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I don't think they would charge the same amount from everyone. I'm sure that their bribe varies depending on their customer and how much they can pay. If they d

I don't think they would charge the same amount from everyone. I'm sure that their bribe varies depending on their customer and how much they can pay. If they deem someone to be more valuable, it would be unlikely for them to settle down for less. And I don't think they would be able to write down their criteria for bribe in an actual legal document and make it public.

kqr 6y ago
That's correct. Instead of offering classes of services ("basic", "premium", etc.) to allow customers of different price sensitivities to self-select, they work with you (in a sense) to figure out your price sensitivity and charge dynamically based on that. This makes sense because it would be very complicated to try to formalise and market the classes of service, compared to just hashing it out as people with unique relationships to each other. As much as I love living in one of the least corrupt places in the world, I have to admit that drawing up formal contracts for interpersonal relationships is sort of the weird way to do things. I like it and I think it has many benefits, but when I try to look at it from 10,000 feet it does seem odd from a human perspective.
- dmitriid 6y ago
  > This makes sense because it would be very complicated to try to formalise and market the classes of service Haha, no. For the vast majority of cases you can definitely formalize most things. Especially the already formalized services like passage through a canal.