He means that if utility is measured in such a way that average utility is always zero, then total utility is always zero too, average utility being total utility divided number of agents.
Well, that’s not a very good utility function then, and taw’s three possibilities are nowhere near exhausting the range of possibilities.
He means that if utility is measured in such a way that average utility is always zero, then total utility is always zero too, average utility being total utility divided number of agents.
Well, that’s not a very good utility function then, and taw’s three possibilities are nowhere near exhausting the range of possibilities.