Towards a Theory of Social Software
Rohit Parikh · 2002
Two horsemen are on a forest path chatting about something. A passerby M , the mischief maker, comes along and having plenty of time and a desire for amusement, suggests that they race against each other to a tree a short distance away and he will give a prize of $100. However, there is an interesting twist. He will give the $100 to the owner of the slower horse. Let us call the two horsemen Bill and Joe. Joe’s horse can go at 35 miles per hour, whereas Bill’s horse can only go 30 miles per hour. Since Bill has the slower horse, he should get the $100.