tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post1738322941759820985..comments2023-08-24T18:26:14.508-07:00Comments on Pragmatarianism: Let's Embrace David Friedman's New Dining CustomXerographicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-37595267349435314282014-06-02T17:10:29.600-07:002014-06-02T17:10:29.600-07:00Your resource listing skills are needed...Crazy Ca...Your resource listing skills are needed...<a href="http://pragmatarianism.blogspot.com/2014/06/crazy-cable-confusion-costless-content.html" rel="nofollow">Crazy Cable Confusion: Costless Content Creation</a>.Xerographicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-37827055785297874332014-02-07T06:06:03.078-08:002014-02-07T06:06:03.078-08:00I don't doubt that David is indeed familiar wi...I don't doubt that David is indeed familiar with American eating accessories, but for whatever reason he either forgot or dismissed this knowledge when he said "moving your plate and glass one place to the right isn't that hard."Power Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-37747206831396680852014-02-06T23:32:28.538-08:002014-02-06T23:32:28.538-08:00You were trying to paint a picture of a logistical...You were trying to paint a picture of a logistical nightmare. But your list made me laugh because David has to be just as familiar with American eating accessories as the next person. <br /><br />I don't think I would have laughed if you had listed Chinese eating accessories. Then it's reasonable to assume that David isn't familiar with all the Chinese eating devices. But I'm sure he's familiar with a few...like chopsticks. <br /><br />Imagine if David forgot to take his fortune cookie with him when he moved over to the next seat. What happens when Robin Hanson ends up with David's fortune cookie? <br /><br />The other day my friend stole my fortune cookie. This is what it said, "You discover treasures where others see nothing unusual". Lately I've gotten the feeling that I'm not finding as many overlooked treasures as I used to. Xerographicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-21608623715880458842014-02-06T11:26:35.383-08:002014-02-06T11:26:35.383-08:00Hey, since you mentioned my comment and my OCD is ...Hey, since you mentioned my comment and my OCD is outta control this week, I might as well explain.<br /><br />Further up the comment thread in question, Ted Levy said...<br /><br /><i> Let me get this straight: Every 5 minutes over the course of an hour, every single person picked up their plates, all their utensils, and their glassware and moved it one space to the right...Wow!<br /><br /> I'm sure the waitstaff really loved that. :-)</i><br /><br />David responded:<br /><br /><i>By the time I made the suggestion, people had pretty much finished eating and were talking. And the restaurant was one where you went up front and got your food, not one where a waiter brought it to you.<br /><br />But I don't see that it wouldn't work even if people were still eating--<b>moving your plate and glass one place to the right isn't that hard.</b> If the process started at the beginning of the dinner and people expected to spend an hour and a half or more, it would make sense to do it at ten minute intervals instead of five.</i> [Emphasis mine]<br /><br />David did not appear to have picked up on the main part of Ted Levy's comment, which was about how much of a pain it would be to keep moving all the accessories people tend to use while dining out.<br /><br />So I figured I'd spell it out more explicitly, because I really did want to see what David would say.<br /><br />Your description of him as a stranger in a strange land, unfamiliar with our bizarre customs and strange devices, seems pretty apt most of the time. I'm sure David imposes this upon himself because that's his natural inclination as an inquisitive person and a thinker who strives for objective viewpoints. But it is funny.Power Childnoreply@blogger.com