Eliezer:
How can the superhappies consider their offer fair if they made it up and accept it, and the babyeaters reject it? Why do they think that their payment to the babyeaters is in any way adequate?
It seems to me that they would have to at least ramp up the payment to/costs for the babyeaters, until there was an offer the babyeaters would accept, even if the superhappies would reject it. Then there are points to negotiate from.
But just to make an offer that you predict the other side will reject, and then blow them up? The babyeaters were nicer.
Eliezer: How can the superhappies consider their offer fair if they made it up and accept it, and the babyeaters reject it? Why do they think that their payment to the babyeaters is in any way adequate?
It seems to me that they would have to at least ramp up the payment to/costs for the babyeaters, until there was an offer the babyeaters would accept, even if the superhappies would reject it. Then there are points to negotiate from.
But just to make an offer that you predict the other side will reject, and then blow them up? The babyeaters were nicer.