How reputation could save the Earth »
Posted By myfairlady 5 days, 16 hours ago in Science & TechnologyThe power of reputation should be harnessed to stop selfish people from wrecking the planet, say David Rand and Martin Nowak
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beavith15 days, 12 hours ago
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my first thought was this process takes advantage of the fear of public humiliation that we are born with. then i got to thinking where does it end?
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i drove a Chevy Sprint (Geo Metro) in the mid 1980s and it got 52 mpg using a regular carburetor. now, to get that same kind of mileage, i'd have to buy a Prius? why do i think that i'm getting scammed?
read the comments at the end of the New Scientist article. they cover both sides of the issue pretty well.
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