gjm comments on Open thread, Jul. 11 - Jul. 17, 2016 - Less Wrong
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That doesn't sound to me like it's compatible with "optimizing for status".
The sentence was perhaps ambiguous: I meant that the pressure for eating leftovers derived from the stages, from the fact that that particular food in x minutes will be no longer available. You know, the usual scarcity trick.
Not that the patron should encourage attendees to finish their plates :)
I think that frequently people don't want to eat the last thing because it means that other can't eat the last thing, but social norms might vary.