If the others have already committed to their part in a decision, the counterfactual value approach looks better.
More generally, some actors should maximise their counterfactual value if their actions are sufficiently independent from those of others. These need not have commited to some actions. The key is that the probability distribution of the actions of others is not much affected by those of the actors maximising counterfactual value.
Great points, Toby!
More generally, some actors should maximise their counterfactual value if their actions are sufficiently independent from those of others. These need not have commited to some actions. The key is that the probability distribution of the actions of others is not much affected by those of the actors maximising counterfactual value.