Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: Contract to win the game by circuitous means

[Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion]

On 5/7/2020 6:30 AM, Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote:
> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 11:26 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion <
> agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/7/20 3:32 AM, Rebecca via agora-business wrote:
>>> I create a contract with the following text
>>>
>>> "Any player may become a party to this contract. Any party  to this
>>> contract may act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin away from R.
>> Lee
>>> to emselves. The previous sentence is void and has no effect if a rule
>>> titled "A coin award" was enacted and awarded R. Lee one coin after its
>>> enactment, and then repealed itself. For the avoidance of ambiguity, the
>>> current position of the said coin does not matter for the purposes of
>> this
>>> contract."
>>
>>
>> By the way, any party to this contract can transfer away all of your
>> coins, so you might want to destroy it.
>>
>> --
>> Jason Cobb
>>
>> Well, it's indeterminate whether they can or not.
> 

Well sure let's test because the conditional that voids the transfer would
fail, but there's no conditional allowing the transfer:

I become a party to the above contract.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.
I act on behalf of R. Lee to transfer one coin to myself.