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Seems to me this distinction fits well with the good old Prisoners' Dilemma... A mistake theorist is the kind of person who always cooperates (because it's bes
by iainmerrick 9y ago
Seems to me this distinction fits well with the good old Prisoners' Dilemma...
A mistake theorist is the kind of person who always cooperates (because it's best move for everybody!) and a conflict theorist is the kind of person who always defects (because you'll get ruthlessly exploited otherwise!)
A synthesis of the two views might be: "this entire setup is doomed to failure because it's vulnerable to exploitation. We need to change the rules of the game."
- cortesoft 9y agoThat seems to be more the mistake theory again; the conflict theorist would say the powerful would turn any rule change to their advantage.
- iainmerrick 9y agoThey would try to, the trick would be to figure out the right rules! And to be powerful enough to establish them, and vigilant enough to maintain them.
- Y_Y 9y agoI think we're going in a circle here because of a Russell-type problem. If you want to change the meta-rules to prevent the powerful using conflict to benefit themselves then great. The problem is that the rules are set within the system itself, therefore by the same elites. The conflict position works precisely because of this. You might even say this was anticipated by Plato's two-tier system of government.