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Or… they do the extortion thing and then change the name of their group and go again without the untrustworthy baggage

• setr 3y ago
  With no reputation, you’re presumably less likely to have victims pay up. You want to build reputation so you can get consistent profit from these extortions.
  • dest 3y ago
    Interesting game theory scenario
    • setr 3y ago
      I don’t know if it’s really that interesting; reputation is just a fundamental currency required to facilitate trade when it can’t be guaranteed otherwise — there is in fact an honor amongst thieves. These arm-chair game theory arguments tend to fall apart instantly as soon as you assume multiple rounds are played.