Oh man that is a fun read: > A large class of stupid agents are those who act only “on principle”, thereby frustrating the work of others without gaining any p

Oh man that is a fun read: > A large class of stupid agents are those who act only “on principle”, thereby frustrating the work of others without gaining any personal benefits, as often occurs in board meetings, on faculty or departmental committees, in political parties, assemblies with unanimous voting regulations, even in international associations of nations when a nation vetoes a proposition “based on principle”.