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Game theory applies here. There will always be one journalist without any moral qualms that’ll stay, betting on everyone else leaving, and making a scoop.

by 9dev 1y ago

psychoslave 1y ago
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0900636106 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0900636106 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1212126109 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1212126109 https://sjdm.org/~baron/journal/14/14715/jdm14715.html https://sjdm.org/~baron/journal/14/14715/jdm14715.html
ohdeardear 1y ago
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JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> There will always be one journalist without any moral qualms that’ll stay They’re outed as stooges. That doesn’t matter to the influencer crowd. But I bet this costs the DoD a lot of narrative-shaping power.
- beej71 1y ago
  I'm growing more convinced that there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges.
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges A significant fraction of Americans are addicted to rage bait. They don’t care about accuracy as much as entertainment and ideological predictability.
  - fatbird 1y ago
    When they're obviously lying to you, at least you know that they're lying.
    - account42 1y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vranyo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vranyo Known lies can still be effective.
IT4MD 1y ago
Only the one? Found the optimist.. ;)
HarryFahrerer 1y ago
>Game theory applies here. Rely on traditional trade craft. A bouncing bevy of brothel, escort service, deepthroats; historically and dramatized, is a staid and proven primary source.
radixdiaboli 1y ago
...so why did they unite in this case?
- 9dev 1y ago
  Because there’s nothing to win here? Nobody gets a Pulitzer for copy-pasting a press release from the DoD (or DoW, for what it’s worth)
  - radixdiaboli 1y ago
    That's some bar moving. In one case we're saying that even if you report garbage, your competitors are going to occupy the niche without you, therefore something something game theory. But in this other case, well there's just no value to reporting garbage.
    - 9dev 1y ago
      Have you ever seen a White House press conference? People scream their questions in the hope of being the loudest, because the president only answers a few. If most of the competition for question time leaves, there’s more time for you to get that juicy soundbite you’re after.
      - radixdiaboli 1y ago
        Have you seen a white house press conference lately? It's all just the same talking points. Everyone gets to report on the sound bites. You're choosing to describe these things as if the game theoretics are qualitatively different. Your description is doing more of the work than the game theory.
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ceejayoz 1y ago
> making a scoop The chances of making that via a White House press conference is pretty close to zero.

Game theory applies here. There will always be one journalist without any moral qualms that’ll stay, betting on everyone else leaving, and making a scoop.

by 9dev 1y ago

Game theory applies here. There will always be one journalist without any moral qualms that’ll stay, betting on everyone else leaving, and making a scoop.

psychoslave 1y ago

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0900636106 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0900636106 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1212126109 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1212126109 https://sjdm.org/~baron/journal/14/14715/jdm14715.html https://sjdm.org/~baron/journal/14/14715/jdm14715.html

ohdeardear 1y ago

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JumpCrisscross 1y ago

> There will always be one journalist without any moral qualms that’ll stay They’re outed as stooges. That doesn’t matter to the influencer crowd. But I bet this costs the DoD a lot of narrative-shaping power.

beej71 1y ago
I'm growing more convinced that there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > there is a significant subset of the population that wants all of the press to be stooges A significant fraction of Americans are addicted to rage bait. They don’t care about accuracy as much as entertainment and ideological predictability.
- fatbird 1y ago
  When they're obviously lying to you, at least you know that they're lying.
  - account42 1y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vranyo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vranyo Known lies can still be effective.

IT4MD 1y ago

Only the one? Found the optimist.. ;)

HarryFahrerer 1y ago

>Game theory applies here. Rely on traditional trade craft. A bouncing bevy of brothel, escort service, deepthroats; historically and dramatized, is a staid and proven primary source.

radixdiaboli 1y ago

...so why did they unite in this case?

9dev 1y ago
Because there’s nothing to win here? Nobody gets a Pulitzer for copy-pasting a press release from the DoD (or DoW, for what it’s worth)
- radixdiaboli 1y ago
  That's some bar moving. In one case we're saying that even if you report garbage, your competitors are going to occupy the niche without you, therefore something something game theory. But in this other case, well there's just no value to reporting garbage.
  - 9dev 1y ago
    Have you ever seen a White House press conference? People scream their questions in the hope of being the loudest, because the president only answers a few. If most of the competition for question time leaves, there’s more time for you to get that juicy soundbite you’re after.
    - radixdiaboli 1y ago
      Have you seen a white house press conference lately? It's all just the same talking points. Everyone gets to report on the sound bites. You're choosing to describe these things as if the game theoretics are qualitatively different. Your description is doing more of the work than the game theory.

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ceejayoz 1y ago

> making a scoop The chances of making that via a White House press conference is pretty close to zero.