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The point of firing her isn't to get rid of a bad worker; it is based on game theory. The firing hurts both MIT and the dean, but it should dissuade people fro
by jrp 16y ago
The point of firing her isn't to get rid of a bad worker; it is based on game theory. The firing hurts both MIT and the dean, but it should dissuade people from lying in these kinds of situations.
- houseabsolute 16y agoDunno if they sent the right message. "You will be able to get away with it for half a lifetime but will have to pretend to be sorry when we find out."
- endtime 16y ago>but will have to pretend to be sorry when we find out." Uh, they fired her. So the message is "you'll get fired when we find out". Which seems like exactly the right message, given their goals.