It doesn't have to be that complicated - how about rank among some small group? Like businesses trying to maximize market share at the expense of profits, or racial prejudice, where some employers might enjoy minimizing the wages of some workers, even if doing so has some tangible cost.
Fabio > pretty ignorant. Is it only rank about people who exist, or do potential > people count as well? Is it rank of money, power, or subjective utility? > Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu
