Oh, wow, airport rides are a great example.  I've more than once wished I 
could respond along these lines:
   "I could but it's at a bad time.  But I'd rather take you than leave
    you high and dry.  So, um, could I just pay for your cab?"
But of course that's not an option.

So, yes, we're making far from socially optimal decisions about rides to 
the airport.  Bethany's idea to auction off the favor is a really good 
one!

If you could humor us and put in a bid even if you can't realistically do 
it, that would really help get a feel for how this system might work.
Like I put in Y$2000 estimating that's how much it would cost to get a 
last minute flight to detroit, rent a car, and drive Bethany to the 
airport.

Ooh, and let me sweeten the deal:  if you take Bethany to the airport you 
can use her car while she's gone.  It's technically still my car, so I can 
say that. :)

Danny

--- \/	 FROM bethany soule AT 06.06.29 08:35 (Today)	\/ ---

> Inasmuch as fairer favor tracking and better group decision making
> improve the world, I'd like to open this up for discussion:  Can
> people make better decisions when they can explicitly compare their
> utilities for the different options?
>
> Or, more specifically, can I identify from among my friends, who would
> least mind taking me to the airport tomorrow?  Let's find out:
>
> http://www.editgrid.com/user/bsoule/taxi-cab
>   Or the view-only version since the above is browser-picky:
> http://www.editgrid.com/user/bsoule/taxi-cab.html
>
> (Getting 50 yootles should be plenty to get your own ride to the
> airport from me or others later.  More at yootles.com.)
>
> Bethany
>

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