[MUD-Dev] Re: Online vs Offline (was CoH and others)

[Matt Mihaly]

J C Lawrence wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:03:42 -0700
> Matt Mihaly <matt at ironrealms.com> wrote:

>> What a jerk.

> I find it interesting to look at such things as versions of the
> Free Ride Paradox, also known as Voter's Paradox, the Volunteer's
> Paradox, Collective Action problems, the Tragedy of the Commons,
> and the Many-Person Prisoner's Dilemma.  Sure they could spend the
> money and support you as a publisher, but it is just as easy for
> them to not spend the money, letting others do it instead, and to
> still get the benefits of your publication.  Given that the value
> gain to them for spending their $$$ is proximal to zero, the
> realised cost is far from zero and the risk is minimal -- at best
> it makes simple financial sense for them to pirate.

God forbid any of us employ ethics that do not boil down to the ends
justifying the means!

--matt, who is off to steal his neighbor's cat and sell it on Ebay
because it makes simple financial sense.
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