That’s only the right thing to do if Camerons know that the fair split is actually 3:3 (it’s unclear why they’d be unhappy about it if they think it’s fair: are they unhappy because they were interacting with someone who couldn’t be convinced to give up some of the cows?). If Cameron thinks the fair split is 4, they are supposed to still offer 2:4. (They could also offer 3:3 with a bit under 2⁄3 chance and walk away otherwise, but they don’t need to do it here.)
In these stories, the Cs are not aiming at a fair split (or to the extent they are, it’s more of an “all’s fair in love, war, and spherical cow negotiations” kind of fair.) They are aiming at getting as many cows as they can. This is not stated explicitly and I do think there’s a valid reading of the text where the Cs are just really badly calibrated on what’s fair, but in my head I was writing it with a mind to “okay, what’s some really annoying low hanging fruit for aggressive negotiation tactics?” Cameron is written as unhappy because in the author’s head, their attempts to get some ‘free’ extra cows failed.
Depending on context, I don’t think the Cs are doing something morally wrong- if I go to buy a used car from a dealer, I expect them to try this kind of thing on me and I’ll do it right back to them if I can. If I’m negotiating salary with a standard corporation, I expect them to try this kind of thing on me and I’ll to it to them too. But it’s not behavior I want from people on my team within the team.
In these stories, the Cs are not aiming at a fair split (or to the extent they are, it’s more of an “all’s fair in love, war, and spherical cow negotiations” kind of fair.) They are aiming at getting as many cows as they can. This is not stated explicitly and I do think there’s a valid reading of the text where the Cs are just really badly calibrated on what’s fair, but in my head I was writing it with a mind to “okay, what’s some really annoying low hanging fruit for aggressive negotiation tactics?” Cameron is written as unhappy because in the author’s head, their attempts to get some ‘free’ extra cows failed.
Depending on context, I don’t think the Cs are doing something morally wrong- if I go to buy a used car from a dealer, I expect them to try this kind of thing on me and I’ll do it right back to them if I can. If I’m negotiating salary with a standard corporation, I expect them to try this kind of thing on me and I’ll to it to them too. But it’s not behavior I want from people on my team within the team.