steve-roberts comments on Is Fairness Arbitrary? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: steve-roberts 14 August 2008 12:21:11PM 0 points [-]

"Fair division" is 1/3 each, but if I were in Zaire's position - ie particularly hungry, or greedy, or more in need of food generally - I would ask the others to voluntarily give to me some of their "fair share" now, in return for specified (or unspecified) favours in the future.