Game Theory for Partisans - The Prisoner's Dilemma

[dblack]

This is a fascinating examination of the Prisoner's Dilemma that has a lot to say about politics and the ins and out of cooperation:

 

[Auld Phart]

too long to watch, but I remember the tv series Leverage had an excellent episode using the Prisoners Dilemma

 

[dblack]

too long to watch, but I remember the tv series Leverage had an excellent episode using the Prisoners Dilemma

The simulations from the video give us a much better picture of how various strategies work in a broader environment. The really interesting nugget (21:56) is that a "nice but reactive" (Tit-for-Tat) strategy produces the best results overall, even though in direct competition with another strategy the best it can do is break even. It will either tie with it's direct competitor or lose. While "mean" strategies will always either tie or win head to head. But in competition with many other strategies, the "nice" strategy comes out on top.

 

[rampart]

too long to watch, but I remember the tv series Leverage had an excellent episode using the Prisoners Dilemma

a shorter, maybe better film on game theory describes the game of "chicken" (better known as "mutual assured destruction.") will post when i get a chance to find it.

"game theory is a misnomer" these games are deadly serious and played by the most powerful computers in the world.

i think i need to reevaluate american foreign policy (pre trump of course. ) as a "tit for tat " series of losses resulting in an overall win?

 

[rampart]

This is a fascinating examination of the Prisoner's Dilemma that has a lot to say about politics and the ins and out of cooperation:

i am very interested in game theory and can handle any math involved. please inform me if you post anything similar in the future? thanks.

 

[Thinker101]

So the moral of this story is that Biden is making all his money by defecting or that liberals have a bunch of ticks?

 

[dblack]

So the moral of this story is that Biden is making all his money by defecting or that liberals have a bunch of ticks?

Yeah. You got it!

 

[rampart]

So the moral of this story is that Biden is making all his money by defecting or that liberals have a bunch of ticks?

the moral if this story is that the most powerful computers, programmed by the (and their) best programmers are chugging continually to create and destroy (virtually of oourse) mathmatical models of our world.

a human who ignores their output should be able to explain why he decided to launch on sudan or syria (it is probably because they can not launch a return.)

news flash ukraine may be at war because trump changed the payoff tables. ("gut thinkers" usually think they know more than "the geeks," )

one hope i had for trump is that a casino owner lives by this kind of math. then i remembered .....

 

[dblack]

I also think it's interesting how a simple mathematical simulation establishes a plausible origin for what we consider "morality". It's really just an optimal survival strategy.

 

[rampart]

I also think it's interesting how a simple mathematical simulation establishes a plausible origin for what we consider "morality". It's really just an optimal survival strategy.

i'm sure that if the golden rule has been modeled it might be close to "tit for tat."

"do unto others " christ

 

[Harpy Eagle]

This is a fascinating examination of the Prisoner's Dilemma that has a lot to say about politics and the ins and out of cooperation:

I thought your thread was going to be about this great new game that just came out....

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[rampart]

I thought your thread was going to be about this great new game that just came out....

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i'm sure trump gets a cut of that game. doesn't the son of sam rule apply to him yet?

 

[dblack]

I thought your thread was going to be about this great new game that just came out....

Storm The Capitol — TrueAnon Edition

LIMITED TRUEANON EDITION IS SOLD OUT — CLICK THE LINK TO ORDER STORM THE CAPITOL Relive one of the funniest days in American history! Storm the Capitol is the world’s first board game based around the events of January 6, 2021. Take control of one of 6 Patriots as you battle through the...

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LOL - I wanna get that! I'm something of a board game collector. I doubt it's a good game, but still, novel.

 

[rampart]

LOL - I wanna get that! I'm something of a board game collector. I doubt it's a good game, but still, novel.

well, it can't be that good a game if all the players lose, and the poor girl who lands in the "ashley babbit" square. .......