[arcticbull]

You end up with people trying to optimize for their own personal well-being at a micro level leading to an untenable macro-level situation.

[Eumenes]

Sounds good to me. I tend to try and optimize for my own well being over the the macro-level of society, as most do.

[arcticbull]

Which is why you shouldn't be in charge of making those kinds of decisions :) neither should I, for similar reasons.