tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048425.post1969392773100457530..comments2023-11-02T15:32:15.417+00:00Comments on Bluematter.: We was robbed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048425.post-68147552390519016202007-11-07T20:28:00.000+00:002007-11-07T20:28:00.000+00:00"are Spanish refs all utilitarians, seeking to max..."are Spanish refs all utilitarians, seeking to maximise the welfare of the largest number of people in the stadium?"<BR/><BR/>I can't resist pointing out that it is impossible to calculate a double maximand as you have suggested in your definition of utilitarianism here. i.e. you can't maximise both<BR/>i) the largest number of people; and<BR/>ii) the total welfare of people<BR/><BR/>you have to choose one or the other. There could to be a tradeoff between equity of the distribution of welfare and the size of the welfare pie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048425.post-30080171472079789642007-11-06T22:13:00.000+00:002007-11-06T22:13:00.000+00:00Fascinating stuff! I am not surprised though - peo...Fascinating stuff! I am not surprised though - people always 'try to please', even in small meetings let alone in front of 60,000 loud fans. <BR/><BR/>Focusing on the poor refs is also a bit unfair. The effect the crowds have on the players of the two teams (whose performance is much easier to evaluate than that of the refs - the scoresheet tells all) are way more dramatic. Just look at how much better teams perform at home rather than away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com