Quote from: kokjo on April 14, 2013, 05:42:05 PM

people are easily bored, and people wants to support the pile-community. maybe there are nothing for Edward to do, or his "job"/function is another one, he fixes houses or something. Edward would be free to do what he likes. and he will not forget who fed him, while he was working on some potato farm research.

Edward would be bored if he does not do something, and that something could be productive for the community. Consider Edward a investment.

Mathematicians are often "inventing" stuff that are useless, just for the lulz, and then the stuff gets useful. They are fed full even when they don't contribute with anything useful.

and Alice would not quit, for the same reason. what would she do instead?

(oh god, im hungover. feel like im shit in explaining)

To make an example of the free-rider, take a look at spoiled middle to upper class children. They're handed everything from day one, and will always expect their parents to clothe and feed them in return for nothing. It is pretty fucking hard to get such a child to go out and make a living, unless the parent decides to turn around and make their lives hell, to the point that the child wants to leave for good. Why is it that these children do not have an innate desire to contribute to the family and keep their way of life going? They don't have any trouble whatsoever free-loading. How do you get these people to stop on a large scale? Now you must introduce the parent; you must introduce the state.