interesting college extra-credit question

[Don Shepherd]

interesting question

I seem to recall in the movie "A Beautiful Mind," when the mathematicians in the bar were considering which girl to go after (the really pretty one or one of her lesser friends), that John Nash said something to the effect of "the best choice is the choice that has the best outcome for the individual AND the group, rather than the best outcome for just the individual."

That seems to be the case here, except the students apparently didn't heed John Nash's advice.