A Philosophical Question into SE1's Unknown Signals and Trade Stations for SE2

A Philosophical Question into SE1's Unknown Signals and Trade Stations for SE2

Question 1: Unknown Signals in SE1 & SE2

Scenario A

You and a friend decide to do some fishing by the beach at the sea. In fact, you both skipped dinner last night and breakfast that morning, and leave bringing some fishing gear and cooking supplies, and deciding you are going to each lunch with whatever you caught.

You set up camp on the beach, arrange your tackle, set the hooks, and start fishing at 8am. After an hour, a stranger walks over to you, from another camp where a large cool sounding party is going on, holding a plate with some small sandwiches on them. "Hey, our camp caught some fish earlier, and made some sliders from them. Here are some extras, they are really good! My wife is a Chef, and she put a $20 bill in one of these, for the lucky guy!"

You both take some, and they are indeed good. After a little while longer, and still no fish caught, the stranger comes by again, offering some more. You eat some and bingo! You now got $20! You keep fishing, no luck, and eat some more sliders a third time, at noon. You pack up, go home with no fish, but had some amazing sliders and are $20 richer.

What was gained by the friends? What was lost?

Scenario B

Same thing as before, but when the stranger comes over, you tell him "No thank you, we are not interested.". He looks a little hurt, and walks off, back to the cool looking party. You fish until noon, but catch nothing, and go home hungry.

What was gained? What was lost?

Question 2: Trading Stations in SE1 & SE2

Scenario A

Same setup, but instead a food truck drives off the road and comes over to your spot on the beach, pulls up next to you, and opens shop. There are other, larger groups of people, but he comes to you. He is selling hamburgers, tacos, and chicken tenders.

After an hour of catching no fish, your friend says "I get paid for doing my chores back home. I can go back home in 15min, do the chores, takes 30min, and come here with money. It will only take an hour total."

He goes, and comes back in an hour, with money. You buy some hamburgers and eat, but decide to stay out fishing, anyways. You stay until noon, but no luck that day, and go home.

What was gained? What was lost?

Scenario B

Same setup, but when the friend offers to leave, you decide on 'No'. You stay until noon, no luck, and go home. As you pack up, the food truck sees you leaving. The driver shrugs his shoulders, closes shop, hops out the truck, and walks away.

What was gained? What was lost?

-Anyone here care to take a guess at it and it's impacts?