tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post4995895880418069013..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: No, please, you go firstUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-79806637939225165982007-07-22T18:53:00.000-04:002007-07-22T18:53:00.000-04:00The New Yorker piece - here's the link - is right...The New Yorker piece - here's the <A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2007/07/23/070723ta_talk_surowiecki" REL="nofollow">link</A> - is right on the money.Simon Donnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844831377442275615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-89855758490217569822007-07-17T20:36:00.000-04:002007-07-17T20:36:00.000-04:00Or they can be waiting for others to act for themT...Or they can be waiting for others to act for them<BR/><BR/>The latest issue of the New Yorker has a wonderful example of how public opinion works. In the seventies all surveys of hockey players showed overwhelming support for protective helmets. On the other hand, very few players wore them. The reason was that there was a small advantage in not wearing a helmet because of a loss of peripheral vision.<BR/><BR/>When the NHL mandated helmets, everyone put them on immediately with very little to no complaint, because the rule had leveled the playing field.<BR/><BR/>You see the same thing with SUV/small cars. If there is no rule, there is a small safety advantage being in an SUV so people buy and drive them while saying they want higher gas mileage. If SUVs were ruled off the road, the field would be level and people would rapidly transition to smaller cars. Same with CAFE standards. These are situations where regulations have to level the field.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.com