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I did not mean to dismiss GP's argument simply because it appealed to game theory. In fact, GP did not have an argument at all - they just dismissed the article
by simiones 7y ago
I did not mean to dismiss GP's argument simply because it appealed to game theory. In fact, GP did not have an argument at all - they just dismissed the article's historical description by simply saying "game theory explains that better" without any additional explanation, and then proceeded to make claims about human psychology presumably on the same basis.
Thanks for the pointer to the article. Game theory is an extremely valuable tool and model, it is just not the ultimate word on human behavior, at least as it stands today.
- jotakami 7y agoSorry I didn’t cite the list of peer-reviewed economics research that forms the basis of my intuition on this subject, I’ve only got a limited time budget for HN commenting.
- simiones 7y agoIf you had not been commenting this on an article explicitly explaining why it contradicts generally accepted economic theory, you would have had more of a point. Also, I wasn't asking for citations, just some general arguments.