Subj : Re: Recession to Depressi
To   : Dr. What
From : MRO
Date : Mon Jul 25 2022 02:27 pm

 Re: Re: Recession to Depressi
 By: Dr. What to Arelor on Mon Jul 25 2022 08:32 am

>  Ar> This applies in so many fields of life. Jack has hut where he throws
>  Ar> parties with friends. One day the wind damages the roof very badly and
>  Ar> Jack asks for friends for help in order to get it repaired, because
>  Ar> Jack is one-handed and has a wooden peg for a leg. Game theory dictates
>  Ar>  that at least one of Jack's friends will help out, because for a
>  Ar> limited investment, everybody will get to continue having parties in
>  Ar> Jack's hut. What happens is that everyone of Jack friends stays at home
>  Ar> bored forever more because they don't want to spend the meagrest of


this is the 'hare with many friends' aesop fable.

> And you are ignoring the many instances of "barn raising" and how
> communities come together to help each other in times of need.

that doesn't happen anymore.
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