That bit seems to be missing from the original formulation of the problem :-)
But the rational response still seems to be to promise bread and circuses to the mob in exchange for the exclusive access to the pie.
What he really wants is to share the pie equally.
Why is that?
The mob remains stubbornly uninterested. Its bloodymindedness to punish offenders is stronger than its love for pie.
He wants to share the pie equally because he is a good person.
That bit seems to be missing from the original formulation of the problem :-)
But the rational response still seems to be to promise bread and circuses to the mob in exchange for the exclusive access to the pie.
Why is that?
The mob remains stubbornly uninterested. Its bloodymindedness to punish offenders is stronger than its love for pie.
He wants to share the pie equally because he is a good person.