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Social behavior curves, equilibria, and radicalism – Unexpected Values

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Here are some hypotheticals to consider, with a common theme. Note that in each case I’m asking what you would do, rather than what you should do. Your answers to these questions depend on your personal circumstances. How uncomfortable is wearing a mask? Do you find a fork slightly or significantly easier to use? How strong is your preference to have kids? Is there a Justin Bieber poster in your background? But — unless your answer to each question didn’t depend on the specific percentage — your decision also depends on others’ behavior. If everyone else has their video on, you’ll probably feel obligated to keep yours on too. Maybe you’ll move the poster first. This applies not just to behavior, but also to preferences, beliefs, and opinions. So far, everything I’ve said is pretty obvious. But let’s throw a model at this observation and see if we can discover anything interesting. Let’s take our example with 20 people in a video call and line all of the participants up, from bottom to

Eric Neyman Amateur sociology , Rationality June 5, 2021 June 7, 2021 I. Here are some hypotheticals to consider, with a common theme. Note that in each case I’m asking what you would do, rather than what you should do. In the fall, COVID cases drop to 10% of their current level. You’re back to working/studying in person. You’re vaccinated, as is everyone else. Mask-wearing isn’t required, but 25% of your co-workers wear one anyway. Would you wear a mask too? What if 75% of your co-workers wear a mask? What if it’s literally everyone else? You’re having dinn

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