Klein, DominikDominikKlein0000-0002-7743-8399Marx, JohannesJohannesMarx0000-0003-3090-4097Scheller, SimonSimonScheller0000-0003-4732-33522019-09-192019-07-222019978-3-658-24529-0https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/45910In this contribution we analyze how the actions of rational agents feed back on their beliefs. We present two agent-based computer simulations studying complex social interactions in which agents that follow utility maximizing strategies thereby deteriorate their own long-term quality of beliefs. We take these results as a starting point to discuss the complex relationship between rational action couched in terms of maximizing utility and the emergence of informational inequalities.engIterated Social Interactions300bookpart10.1007/978-3-658-24529-0_18