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+1. It is hard to read articles like this about contemporary economics research without having “first, assume a spherical cow” pop into my head.
by jonstewart 5y ago
+1. It is hard to read articles like this about contemporary economics research without having “first, assume a spherical cow” pop into my head.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoOr, as in this case, "first, assume a pizza parlor owner who, when two people cannot agree on how to split up the whole (which they presumably already paid for) will give them just half a pie, but asymmetrically allocated". Sheesh. What real world scenario is this supposed to model?
- tylerhou 5y agoA situation where if two people cooperate, they both benefit, but if they don’t, they each benefit less? These types of situations happen all the time. Think of two businesses collaborating on a project, for example.