Zack Beauchamp

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6. What seems to be going on right now in Ukraine is a combination of bad information and normatively bad preferences. Putin places a really high value on bringing Ukraine to heel and is willing to suffer a lot for it — plus, he thought he'd be suffering less than he is. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2022

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5. Alternatively, a rational actor might have a set of preferences that seems weird or bizarre. If I really love this falafel shop in New York, I might rationally be willing to drive hundreds of miles just to get it — even if that seems crazy to other people. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2022

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7. Crucially, this doesn't mean Putin is suicidal or bent on Hitler-like conquest of Europe. These are entirely different propositions — implausible ones, on my read — that require much more evidence than the mere fact that he has blundered in Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 7, 2022