I don’t like being the cooperator in the prisoners dilemma while the other side keeps defecting. I also don’t like the consequences of mutual annihilation if both of us defect. It’s definitely a pickle.
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Then it’s not a prisoners dilemma in that case, as you said. The great irony is that one solution to the PD is to have an external actor, like the govt, step in to ensure cooperation.
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Game theory is at most useful as a thought experiment and never actually describes complex human systems with its myriad variables is my more robust take. But I’m listening to the discussions as thought experiments are also useful.https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/1337602335707713537 …
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I mean translated into simple English it's an important question Would "sinking to their level" help or not, would it actually make anything better, or would it make it worse and therefore only be useful as a threat
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