On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Jason DeBacker wrote: > -- I listed as one possibility that people are ashamed to > admit their preferences. I feel the same way as you do, but > I am not sure all people think like that. Some probably > actually care about saving lives instead of having HBO, but > for some reason do not act on that preference- I don't know > why, though.
Expressive preferences diverge from revealed preferences. When the cost of having lofty ideals is nil, people will have them. When it comes down to the choice of saving a life versus having HBO, people pick HBO. Eric
