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Date:      Mon, 20 May 2019 09:19:51 +0100
From:      David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk>
Cc:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Core Team Response to Controversial Social Media Posts
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On 19 May 2019, at 20:43, Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> the best
> explanation of democracy I have ever heard was: "two wolves and a
> sheep deciding what to have for dinner!"

If you believe that this quote in any way supports your argument, then I would suggest that you work through the game theoretic implications of this structure.

(Hint: if the sheep can abstain, the sheep is never eaten and even without abstention the sheep isn’t going to be eaten today)

David




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