Dog bone economy

["Tom Condit" <tomcondit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Dog Bone Economy

Imagine a dog bone economy in which 100 dogs compete for 90
bones. Every morning the dogs fight over the available bones
until an equilibrium is reached in which the 90 best fighters end
up with the 90 available bones. The other 10 dogs lick their
wounds.

A troupe of social scientists study the fighting and produce data
showing that bigger, more aggressive dogs get bigger bones while
dogs without bones tend to be weaker and dispirited. They
conclude that bonelessness is caused by a lack of strength and
spirit, and propose exercise and motivational training for the
weaker dogs as a means of ending bonelessness.

Will their strategy work?

--from the Industrial Worker


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