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I believe they are saying that there are multiple rounds, each with different games - some with honest optimal strategies and some with dishonest optimal strate
by aoki 1y ago
I believe they are saying that there are multiple rounds, each with different games - some with honest optimal strategies and some with dishonest optimal strategies. A dishonest person can always choose the optimal strategy for each game, but the honest person can only choose the best honest strategy. So in aggregate the dishonest person comes out ahead.
- mulmen 1y agoOk but people are both honest and dishonest so how do you decide what type a person is?
- immibis 1y agoIf a person chooses to be dishonest when that benefits them, they're a dishonest person.
- mulmen 1y agoNobody is perfectly honest so this definition isn’t useful without further qualification.
- tonyhart7 1y agobecause dishonest people can choose to be honest honest when it benefit you is not truly honest
- mulmen 1y ago> because dishonest people can choose to be honest According to you. But why can’t the opposite be true? > honest when it benefit you is not truly honest Show me a person who has never been dishonest.
- tonyhart7 1y ago"According to you. But why can’t the opposite be true?" because they are honest people "Show me a person who has never been dishonest." My mother always honest with me
- Centigonal 1y agoLife has a lot of iterated games. A reputation for dishonesty can sometimes end up following you around.
- nkrisc 1y agoThat just means a given individual might get found out, opening up an opportunity for a different dishonest person.