He turned back to look at her, "Say you had to make a choice, whether to hurt someone for gain, or not hurt someone, but to still gain as much, all other things being equal, which one would you choose?"
"Second, but that's too obvious, that one requires less work", her answer brought a smile to his face, demonstrating the difficulty of trying to talk on this topic with her.
"What if both choices required the same amount of effort?"
"Hmm, in that case either one works", she took a moment, but still replied with ease.
"What if the second choice requires more effort?"
"Then first choice it is"
"See, that was simple, wasn't it?" Wu Long nodded, "You identified effort as the only valuable metric, and made your decision"
"Well, yes, why work harder for something if you can get it easier?", she shrugged her shoulders.
