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It's not as selfish as you try to spin it. There are any number of political and economic policies that you might favor, but that only make sense in aggregate.
by arn 14y ago
It's not as selfish as you try to spin it. There are any number of political and economic policies that you might favor, but that only make sense in aggregate.
I might favor more NASA funding, but I'm not going to write a check and donate to NASA. That doesn't make my desire for more NASA funding any less earnest than someone who wants less funding for NASA.
- jacques_chester 14y agoIt is exactly as selfish as I spun it. That's what "I won't give you X without receiving Y" means. I'm not judging, I'm exactly the same. I'm much happier if everyone else is beggared at the same time in the same way.
- arn 14y agoNot sure if selfish quite captures it. It's more practical consideration. I'll give you X, if everyone else is also giving you X. Otherwise, my X won't make any difference.
- jacques_chester 14y agoLooking at again: it's a variant of the prisoner's dilemma. If everyone moves, nobody is worse off. If you move on your own, you are worse off. If everyone else moves and you don't, you're best off. Unsurprisingly, the dominant strategy is to write blog posts saying "we really ought to amend the taxation laws" :D
- jdotjdot 14y agoI don't find this to be negative, though.