Comments on: Unan1mous http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Morris Coats http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Morris Coats Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:58:08 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/#comment-181 Unan1mous Update Last night Unan1mous aired again. Steve, the truck driver who got three votes the first time, got 7 votes last night. Only 2 votes were cast for someone else, and one of those was by Steve, who cannot vote for himself. One vote kept him from winning. Afterwords, people started to chastize any non-Steve voter, and got the guy to reveal himself--and he apologized (Apparently, before the vote, everyone had agreed to vote for Steve). This show may not run very long, as they could easily converge on Steve this next week, ending the show. Perhaps I was wrong in my initial post. Maybe the game is not that clever, because the folks who set it up may not be that familiar with the power of focal points to generate a coordinated effort that would end the gamd. We will have to wait till next week to see. Unan1mous Update

Last night Unan1mous aired again. Steve, the truck driver who got three votes the first time, got 7 votes last night. Only 2 votes were cast for someone else, and one of those was by Steve, who cannot vote for himself. One vote kept him from winning. Afterwords, people started to chastize any non-Steve voter, and got the guy to reveal himself–and he apologized (Apparently, before the vote, everyone had agreed to vote for Steve).

This show may not run very long, as they could easily converge on Steve this next week, ending the show.

Perhaps I was wrong in my initial post. Maybe the game is not that clever, because the folks who set it up may not be that familiar with the power of focal points to generate a coordinated effort that would end the gamd. We will have to wait till next week to see.

]]> By: Morris Coats http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Morris Coats Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:06:30 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/#comment-180 Aaron, You raise an interesting point about "need." In fact, one player has claimed to the others that he has testicular cancer. He is, on the show, taking medicine for it. The truth is that he is quite well and is claiming illness just to get the sympathy of the others. Can you imangine what would happen to the guy if everyone voted to give him the money, the show ends, and they see the show? I imagine that one of them will look him up so that they can give him what he probably really deserves. The one that got the most votes with the only vote so far was a truck driver. I imagine that the someone will be picked when the amount is rather low. Here is how I see it playing out. One person has three votes, several have two, even more have only one vote each, and quite a few have no votes. As things go on, the top vote getters will attract other voters and those with no votes will see that they have little chance of winning. As votes become more concentrated and closer to being enough, the chances of someone winning who is not in the running dwindles and they have little or nothing to lose by voting for a popular player. The clock ticking also reduces their expected loss of voting for someone popular. Aaron,

You raise an interesting point about “need.” In fact, one player has claimed to the others that he has testicular cancer. He is, on the show, taking medicine for it. The truth is that he is quite well and is claiming illness just to get the sympathy of the others. Can you imangine what would happen to the guy if everyone voted to give him the money, the show ends, and they see the show? I imagine that one of them will look him up so that they can give him what he probably really deserves.

The one that got the most votes with the only vote so far was a truck driver.

I imagine that the someone will be picked when the amount is rather low.

Here is how I see it playing out. One person has three votes, several have two, even more have only one vote each, and quite a few have no votes. As things go on, the top vote getters will attract other voters and those with no votes will see that they have little chance of winning. As votes become more concentrated and closer to being enough, the chances of someone winning who is not in the running dwindles and they have little or nothing to lose by voting for a popular player. The clock ticking also reduces their expected loss of voting for someone popular.

]]> By: Aaron Ayme http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Aaron Ayme Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:19:58 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/#comment-179 Deliberating at the “Unan1mous” table would be almost as tough as serving as a juror in a serious criminal case. Who in his/her right mind would agree to give away that much money to someone else? However, there are a few moral factors that would influence me. The first one would be need. Since I have not yet watched this program, I am unaware if the personal backgrounds of the players have been or will be revealed. For instance, does any player have a legitimately serious, life-threatening illness; a sick child or close relative in dire need of an organ transplant; or the demand for any other crucial, expensive healthcare not covered by insurance? Are any of these players trying to support several children while unemployed and in jeopardy of losing his/her home or incapable of putting ample food on the table? Although the prize money will probably not dwindle to zip, I personally believe that the money will decrease considerably. Time will probably play a big factor. As the clock ticks, nerves will get frayed and a decision may be grudgingly reached simply for the sake of retaining sanity. In any event, as harsh as it may sound, humans can be quite selfish. Opting to give away a substantial amount of money to a stranger without personally receiving anything in return is quite a challenge. It will be interesting to see the outcome of Fox network ratings on this reality twist. Deliberating at the “Unan1mous” table would be almost as tough as serving as a juror in a serious criminal case. Who in his/her right mind would agree to give away that much money to someone else? However, there are a few moral factors that would influence me. The first one would be need. Since I have not yet watched this program, I am unaware if the personal backgrounds of the players have been or will be revealed. For instance, does any player have a legitimately serious, life-threatening illness; a sick child or close relative in dire need of an organ transplant; or the demand for any other crucial, expensive healthcare not covered by insurance? Are any of these players trying to support several children while unemployed and in jeopardy of losing his/her home or incapable of putting ample food on the table? Although the prize money will probably not dwindle to zip, I personally believe that the money will decrease considerably. Time will probably play a big factor. As the clock ticks, nerves will get frayed and a decision may be grudgingly reached simply for the sake of retaining sanity. In any event, as harsh as it may sound, humans can be quite selfish. Opting to give away a substantial amount of money to a stranger without personally receiving anything in return is quite a challenge. It will be interesting to see the outcome of Fox network ratings on this reality twist.

]]> By: Sterling Mack http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Sterling Mack Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:48:39 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2006/03/27/unan1mous/#comment-178 After reading the first two paragraphs, I was disguisted. The fact that all these tv shows are giving away all this money for answering questions or doing some sort of stunt is bogus to me. I hear that our economy goes bankrupted and such but yet their is money being given away for nothing. There are many people living on the streets but money is still being given to the wealthy. My point is that we need to open our eyes wide and see what we are missing as a whole and better our economy. Production for the economy comes with more people working to produce so why dont we take that money off them shows and hand it to the ones who need it so they could help make our way of living much better! After reading the first two paragraphs, I was disguisted. The fact that all these tv shows are giving away all this money for answering questions or doing some sort of stunt is bogus to me. I hear that our economy goes bankrupted and such but yet their is money being given away for nothing. There are many people living on the streets but money is still being given to the wealthy. My point is that we need to open our eyes wide and see what we are missing as a whole and better our economy. Production for the economy comes with more people working to produce so why dont we take that money off them shows and hand it to the ones who need it so they could help make our way of living much better!

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