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David Friedman | Gaming the Future, Chapter 4: SKIM THE MANUAL | Intelligent Voluntary Cooperation.

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The Irony of Schelling's Red Phone

Thomas Schelling was a critical game theorist in working out the first strike instability, initially assured destruction. He came up with the idea of the red phone which is exactly introducing communication to reinforce the stability of the piece. So I think that's a very informative little irony that it comes from the same person who realized the power of coordination and the absence of communication.

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