I would say rationality is welcome in those places, conditional on it not opposing their goals.
I suspect that Jack is commenting on the likelihood that the condition is satisfied. The interests of organizers and participants are likely to conflict in many of those places- casinos being perhaps the most obvious example- and thus it furthers organizer-goals to insist on or encourage irrationality in participants.
I suspect that Jack is commenting on the likelihood that the condition is satisfied. The interests of organizers and participants are likely to conflict in many of those places- casinos being perhaps the most obvious example- and thus it furthers organizer-goals to insist on or encourage irrationality in participants.