http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/my-last-zimmerman-post-i-hope/ taking the most charitable view of those who disagree Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.32 http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/my-last-zimmerman-post-i-hope/#comment-92159 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:49:27 +0000 http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-92159 Prisoner’s dilemma game, sorry.

]]> http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/my-last-zimmerman-post-i-hope/#comment-92157 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:49:06 +0000 http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/?p=1590#comment-92157 I am reminded of the classic prisoner’s game used to introduce students to game theory (non-cooperative games). The two participants would rather cooperate, ending with a mutually beneficial outcome. But they also, reasonably, fear the other may “defect”, causing them greater harm. The rational outcome is then dual defection, and the worst possible outcome.

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