Posted: Jan 08, 2013 2:07 am
Macdoc wrote:Gallstones wrote:
I reason that choosing advantage is rational regardless.
Choosing other than advantage is either altruistic or foolish.
any "choice" made is by nature self interest...
Really?
How is that?
Macdoc wrote: - it all depends on the time frame.
The longer the time frame the longer the odds.
At some point it becomes stupid to gamble.
Macdoc wrote:Only if you are naive or religious do you think altruism is other than self interest.
"You" must = "one" in this example, cause you can't possibly mean me.
Macdoc wrote:Long term gain versus short term gain is always in play.
Agreed.
For now.
Macdoc wrote:BTW squirrels and birds do just fine caching food for the future,
And pigs and horses do fine not caching food for the future.
Pigs dig up the cache of squirrels and birds. Benefits the pigs, not so much the squirrels and birds.