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Comment author: tog 11 April 2015 04:18:14PM 0 points [-]

If C doesn't want A to play music so loud, but it's A's right to do so, why should A oblige? What is in it for A?

Some (myself included) would say that A should oblige if doing so would increase total utility, even if there's nothing in it for A self-interestedly. (I'm assuming your saying A had a right to play loud music wasn't meant to exclude this.)

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 11 April 2015 07:22:00PM 3 points [-]

How are you doing cross-person utility comparisons?

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