I’m intrigued by the tit-for-tat game theory. It is this concept that has brought so much misery to the universe. The four or five major conflicts raging in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are all driven by tit-for-tat. Could Ted share the simple KARMA idea with all these very angry foes to learn to be human again?
I’m intrigued by the tit-for-tat game theory. It is this concept that has brought so much misery to the universe. The four or five major conflicts raging in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are all driven by tit-for-tat. Could Ted share the simple KARMA idea with all these very angry foes to learn to be human again?
An important detail was left out: the actual most-effective-game-theory-strategy is tit-for-tat with *random forgiveness* that prevents these sorts of cycles from spiraling out of control. Therein lies the difficulty, convincing one or both sides of the conflict to have mercy on the other in the hopes that it ends the cycle. But decision-makers are often risk-averse, especially in high-stakes cases, and it can be political suicide to look a fool forgiving the other side only to have it backfire.
I’m intrigued by the tit-for-tat game theory. It is this concept that has brought so much misery to the universe. The four or five major conflicts raging in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are all driven by tit-for-tat. Could Ted share the simple KARMA idea with all these very angry foes to learn to be human again?
Most often, the simple is the most difficult.
An important detail was left out: the actual most-effective-game-theory-strategy is tit-for-tat with *random forgiveness* that prevents these sorts of cycles from spiraling out of control. Therein lies the difficulty, convincing one or both sides of the conflict to have mercy on the other in the hopes that it ends the cycle. But decision-makers are often risk-averse, especially in high-stakes cases, and it can be political suicide to look a fool forgiving the other side only to have it backfire.
It's difficult to overcome centuries of being taught to hate.