Xerographica wrote:
You're arguing that if somebody spends their money on your Facebook post it's because they are irrational. This would only be true if they didn't derive any utility from your Facebook post. Are you seriously going to argue that you know exactly how much utility people derive from your Facebook posts? Are you seriously going to argue that you're a mind-reader?
I'm arguing people who spend money when they don't have to and receive no personal benefit for having done so are being irrational, yes.
If they can receive the benefit without paying and pay anyway, that's the opposite of rational behavior. They're not acting in the most utility maximizing way for themselves. Now what is the opposite of rational behavior?
