Pardon me if I am incorrect, but it seems to me that there is a basic assumption going on that everyone, given those clear choices, will think rationally and crunch the numbers themselves in order to find the optimal choice, given a scenario I'd either equal representation or strictly against the "best" choices. I can understand the reasoning behind this, especially given the high percentage Iof people on this particular thread who are willing to do the math, but is it not also a safe assumption that neither of these scenarios will be the case, given that there will be a large percentage of copy cats and almost an equally large... (read more)
Pardon me if I am incorrect, but it seems to me that there is a basic assumption going on that everyone, given those clear choices, will think rationally and crunch the numbers themselves in order to find the optimal choice, given a scenario I'd either equal representation or strictly against the "best" choices. I can understand the reasoning behind this, especially given the high percentage Iof people on this particular thread who are willing to do the math, but is it not also a safe assumption that neither of these scenarios will be the case, given that there will be a large percentage of copy cats and almost an equally large... (read more)