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please, no game theory or social modeling necessary... Talking about nature, on the Serengeti you see a handful of lion and thousands of zebra. In the ocean yo
by Sven7 13y ago
please, no game theory or social modeling necessary...
Talking about nature, on the Serengeti you see a handful of lion and thousands of zebra. In the ocean you see a couple of whales and millions of fish. Now who doesn't want to see thousands of lions or whales?
But it hasn't happened. ever. in nature. So its safe to assume we aren't going to do any better.
All we can try to do is ensure everyone has an equal shot at becoming a lion if they so choose. Most people are perfectly happy being Zebra imho.
- jbooth 13y agoIf the lions eat too much, zebra population declines and lions begin starving. This is bad for both the zebras and lions.
- Sven7 13y agoYou can tell the lions that all you want, but lions will be lions, or as Alan Greenspan said our assumption that its in ones self interest to do the right thing has a little flaw. When push comes to shove, self interest always ends up being for ones self not the collective. It is going to be a long time, requiring a whole lot of mental evolution for there ever to be trust between the lion and the zebra. Only when that trust exists can the search for a solution begin.