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The Prisoner's Dilemma Is Wrong: A Case for Cooperation
- gstenger 2y ago"The man who is cheerful and merry has always a good reason for being so,—the fact, namely, that he is so." The Wisdom of Life, Schopenhauer (1851) Descriptions of the Prisoner's Dilemma typically suggest that the optimal policy for each prisoner is to selfishly defect instead of to cooperate. I disagree with the traditional analysis and present a case for cooperation.
- jonahbenton 2y agoIterated and multi-agent Prisoners Dilemma goes through all of this. In repeated games with communities there are many successful strategies that are cooperation dominant.
- mx2flip 2y agoThis essay really made me rethink the Prisoner's Dilemma - the argument that cooperation can be the optimal strategy when considering dependencies and correlations between players is refreshing. Enjoyed hearing a challenge to the traditional assumption of selfish defection