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bediger4000 • yesterday at 9:42 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Again, let's think of two children fighting over their shares of a cookie. Child A says he should get all of the cookie. Child B says that wouldn't be fair, the cookie should be split evenly, half and half.

The adult in the room decides to promote common ground, and gives 75% of the cookie to A and 25% to B.


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denkmoon • yesterday at 10:15 PM

who exactly is the adult in the room supposed to be in this analogy? There _is_ no adult in the room, just the two children.

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