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47. Robert Axelrod on Why Being Nice, Forgiving, and Provokable are the Best Strategies for Life

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Can You Win a Tournament Without Doing Better Than the Player You're Playing With?

Tet for tete cannot possibly do better than the other player because never defects until the other side does. You can win a tournament without ever doing better than the player you're playing with. And that's another illustration of how, in zero some thinking natjus doesn't make sense at all. What works well is to ellicit co operation, not necessarly to hurt the other guy.

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