> The only number that matters to the environment is the total. This is such flawed reasoning if you actually want to accomplish anything. When everyone thinks

> The only number that matters to the environment is the total. This is such flawed reasoning if you actually want to accomplish anything. When everyone thinks of the issue as an all-or-nothing problem everyone will act in their own interest. It’s always better for the prisoners to defect. But when one prisoner has the benefit of knowing the other prisoner’s decision then everything changes.