This mirrors a little of what I wrote before about many people viewing public policy questions only from the “what is in it for me?” and not the bigger question of what the effect will be on the larger group
Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Game Theory Exam
The professor teaches Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. He told them a week ahead of time the midterm exam would have no rules. Students would be able to use the Internet, bring their computers, any books they wanted, they could share information with each other. The week before the exam was the actual game… How the students started with no rules and self-organized into a group working cooperatively to solve a problem, with 3 out of the 30 going the Ayn Rand route and being individuals.
This article is a great “troll” for every right wing talk show host that dropped out of college. It contains every hot button there is. Professor Savage probably would get it, but that’s about it.