Quote from: TiagoTiago on April 24, 2011, 10:04:41 PM

Quote from: tomcollins on April 23, 2011, 02:11:57 PM

Quote from: BitterTea on April 23, 2011, 01:41:39 PM

Is it rational to reward anti-social behavior?

If you never see the guy again/deal with him again, is there any rational reason to punish him?

Punishing anti-social behavior is only worth the cost if you actually have to face the person again and deal with them. Or someone you know and care about does.

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Even if neither i nor anyone i know will ever meet him again, i still would find it gratifying(sp?) to do my part, even if it's small, in making the world a better place.

How does it make the world a better place?

Would I make the world a better place if I rejected $10 because he was a fool and could have given me a penny?