Marisa WhiteChapter 2 Question 6

A passage that stood out to me was about the prisoners. The two prisoners both wanted what would benefit each individual more which ended up having a negative consequence because they both ended up with more jail time then if they both would have kept their mouths shut. I think this shows that sometimes you can't just think about what will benefit you the most. You also need to think about what the worst outcome could be, especially when you have no idea with another person might do. There seems to be an element of trust that must be had in a perfect economy. This is similar to the story about limiting the amount of fish being caught or just having a free for all, because each person is going to want all they can get. A fisherman in Rhode Island said that he has no intention of saving the fish because someone else is going to get it if he doesn't. The flaws in the economy can somewhat be blamed for the lack of trust among people due selfish people who always want what's best for them. People need to think about all of the consequences and take into consideration what can happen if what you want doesn't happen since other people can be unpredictable.