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PaulDavisThe1st on March 21, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: A better way to divide the pie

Or, as in this case, "first, assume a pizza parlor owner who, when two people cannot agree on how to split up the whole (which they presumably already paid for) will give them just half a pie, but asymmetrically allocated".

Sheesh. What real world scenario is this supposed to model?

tylerhou on March 21, 2022 [–]

A situation where if two people cooperate, they both benefit, but if they don’t, they each benefit less?

These types of situations happen all the time. Think of two businesses collaborating on a project, for example.

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