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The n-player PD is also known as the public goods game, and is used to study cooperation as well. Another meta-conclusion I would draw from our paper is that c
by mizzao 10y ago
The n-player PD is also known as the public goods game, and is used to study cooperation as well.
Another meta-conclusion I would draw from our paper is that current game theory is insufficient to explain what we observe in real life, including politics, negotiation, and so on. It is folly to apply hyperrationality (strict economic modeling) to real human behavior, and part of the goal of our work is to stimulate more realistic models of what people do in these situations.
- Nomentatus 10y agoThe PD is important because it's mostly the rational selfish actors who we need to worry about. Irrationally altruistic actors are rare, and irrational selfish actors tend to self-immolate or get arrested quickly. Many things go on during church socials that don't require any problem-solving on the part of game theorists; because widespread altruism is already a solution, just the hardest solution to actually get to.