Does anyone with power to stop it get paid more if feet stop being shot? Worse, can they get more money by shooting harder (gotta pay the gunmen’s salaries! if you don’t use all your budget this quarter, then you’ll just have a lower budget and less prestige next quarter)
Is everyone afraid that someone else will shoot first, clubbing the other in surprise, and thus they all shoot early?
Is there a lack of trust or info about reliability that leads everyone to fear counterparty risk?
Does anyone with power to stop it get paid more if feet stop being shot? Worse, can they get more money by shooting harder (gotta pay the gunmen’s salaries! if you don’t use all your budget this quarter, then you’ll just have a lower budget and less prestige next quarter)
Is everyone afraid that someone else will shoot first, clubbing the other in surprise, and thus they all shoot early?
Is there a lack of trust or info about reliability that leads everyone to fear counterparty risk?