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Political Games
- h2odragon 2y agoGame theory is great for games, where there are fully understood, agreed upon rules before the game starts, which do not change during play. Politics happens in the real world, where the rules are largely unknown, still being researched. Our understanding of them is not well shared and subject to change. Using game theory informed strategies in real world politics is not likely to have the same results it does in a game.
- FrankWilhoit 2y agoGame theorists must see, and say, that everything is a game; but insofar as everything actually is a game, that is not a feature but a bug. It is one quick step from "everything is a game" to "everything is performance".