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Re:Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block corona... by rmrfstar on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:23PM (#22606548)
For the "self-interest produces efficiency" people:

Here is a payout diagram for the two-player antisocial/prosocial game: (A,A)=(6,6) (A,P)=(15,5) (P,A)=(5,15) (P,P)=(12.5, 12.5)

The unique Nash equilibrium is (A,A). That is the United States right now. Please carefully read Adam Smith [1] before making arguments about incentives and efficiency.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments

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