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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Mon, 17 Jan 2000 22:21:54 GMT
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:51:45 GMT, "Richard Franks"
<spontificus@__nospam__yahoo.com> wrote:

> To be fair, I have to point out that Prisoners Dilemma requires participants to
> be unable to communicate - if you don't know what the other person is going to
> do then the safest strategy is the one that gives less consistent drawbacks.
> Even if the other strategy is best for everyone concerned.
> 
> If there is no communication between people, and no sense of society, then this
> could happen though - definately!

Sad as it is, I see neither of these things occur very regularly in
bog cities. Both break down in the context of millions of teeming
ants.

> PS. My honours thesis is on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Strategies - could
> you tell? :)

Honours, no less? Congratulations... Summa Cum Laude.

Jasper



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  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) Agreed - I guess that's why the whole a-ism thing has very much an emphasis at a low community level. (...) Heh - thanks! I'm still studying for it, so save the congrats for about 5 months until I get it :) Richard (27 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) To be fair, I have to point out that Prisoners Dilemma requires participants to be unable to communicate - if you don't know what the other person is going to do then the safest strategy is the one that gives less consistent drawbacks. Even if (...) (27 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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