But then it stops being a prisoner’s dilemma. What makes the game so intriguing is that individual rewards take you to a suboptimal outcome. When the collective and individual incentives agree, it’s called a prisoner’s delight.
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Totally agree. That’s why I love it so much. Like a big “fuck you” to economic theory and profit maximization.
That’s rational though, isn’t it?
I hear if you fold it 42 times it’s thick enough to reach the moon
At least they didn’t keep up the farce and exaggerate it: “Don’t be evil. Ever. We’re still not evil. Nuh uh, nope.”
Didn’t this happen in the cartoon Doug?
What happened to that shit? I hate how something like that can emerge, take hold, push people into conspiracies and the right, literally destroy families, then go away and nobody cares
What if it never ends though? Rolls from one post to the next
Seriously. It’s like… let’s just give these guys a TV show where they can live their fantasies without any of it affecting us
There’s definitely a power dynamic aspect to bullying. Bullying down? Or bullying another shmoe? Not great. Bullying a rich powerful asshole? Different story.
I was unaware! I’ll check it out. Thanks!
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Awesome!
Also, prisoners dilemmas can become stag hunts (where cooperation is actually sustained by individual rewards) under scenarios of repeated interaction.