How to Tap the Power of Games to Live a Better Life | Kelly Clancy
Good Life Project
Incentivizing Selfish Behaviors
People tend to behave selfishly in game theory scenarios, even though cooperation would lead to a better outcome for both. Teaching individuals game theory can influence them to act selfishly, as they aim for the optimal individual solution. This could lead to tragic consequences as the game theory optimum is often selfish and suboptimal. Economies incentivizing selfish behaviors based on game theory may lead to negative impacts as it does not consider the full complexity of human behavior.
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