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A society in which each person is hell bent on maximizing his or her own utility, may therefore have declining overall utility.

David Orrell

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David John Orrell (born 1962 in Edmonton) is a Canadian mathematician and author who is living in Oxford, England. He received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oxford.

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A society in which each person is hell bent on maximizing his or her own utility, may therefore have declining overall utility. - David Orrell

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