Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces
by tokenadult on Sunday December 20, 2009 @03:18PM
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"(Gambetta dryly notes that many of these strategies work in another environment with a stable population and forced attendance: school.)"
Indeed. I think economist David Friedman noted in one of his books that posting as a tough guy is a good social strategy in school just as it is in prison, but is often a poor social strategy in environments of free association.
Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces
by tokenadult on Sunday December 20, 2009 @08:02PM
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Is the public school system, pretty much universal around the globe now, a breeding ground for sociopathic behavior because of compulsory attendance?
I have entertained that thought. It is difficult to sort out all the different aspects of causation of crime, but voluntary school attendance (once the worldwide norm) seems to be better for building cohesive societies than compulsory school attendance.
Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces
by ericb on Sunday December 20, 2009 @05:05PM
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One highlight in the Prisoner's Dilema was the concept of letting the opponent see you "throw the steering wheel out the window" during a game of chicken.
I wonder if you could create a company around this idea. Call it "Final Offer, Inc." The company would offer contracts that "throw the steering wheel out the window" when negotiating. How it works: I sign an agreement with Final Offer that obligates me to pay Final Offer 100% of the contract price if this is not the final offer. Or a software company's sales department takes out a Final Offer contract to certify that this pricing is the lowest it can offer for 8 months. The customer is then provided with Final Offer certification they can show when submitting the offer.
Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces
by dnsworks on Sunday December 20, 2009 @09:00PM
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The idea that facial tattoos mean "this person expects to spend his life in prison" is ridiculous. I know a dozen programmers with neck and facial tattoos, one of whom is also a VC-funded entrepreneur in Seattle. I bet the closest any of them have gotten to prison is in a video game.
Seriously what type of life can you expect to have looking like that? It's not like it was a snap decision either, that much work would take a lot of time. This guy definitely went above and beyond to differentiate himself from ordinary people who have tattoos.
Indeed. I think economist David Friedman noted in one of his books that posting as a tough guy is a good social strategy in school just as it is in prison, but is often a poor social strategy in environments of free association.
So here's a connection to another recent post http://thenextweb.com/2009/11/28/chat-hacker-hacked-blog/
(17 year old hacker).
Is the public school system, pretty much universal around the globe now, a breeding ground for sociopathic behavior because of compulsory attendance?
I have entertained that thought. It is difficult to sort out all the different aspects of causation of crime, but voluntary school attendance (once the worldwide norm) seems to be better for building cohesive societies than compulsory school attendance.
http://www.amazon.com/Prisoners-Dilemma-William-Poundstone/d...
I wonder if you could create a company around this idea. Call it "Final Offer, Inc." The company would offer contracts that "throw the steering wheel out the window" when negotiating. How it works: I sign an agreement with Final Offer that obligates me to pay Final Offer 100% of the contract price if this is not the final offer. Or a software company's sales department takes out a Final Offer contract to certify that this pricing is the lowest it can offer for 8 months. The customer is then provided with Final Offer certification they can show when submitting the offer.
Game Theory and Strategy by Philip D. Straffin
http://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Mathematical-Association-Amer...
is a classic introductory text that lights up interest in game theory in many readers.
Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Ken Binmore
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Theory-Short-Introduction-Introdu...
is a good follow-up to Straffin's book.
http://www.surrealmoviez.info/readarticle.php?article_id=169...
Seriously what type of life can you expect to have looking like that? It's not like it was a snap decision either, that much work would take a lot of time. This guy definitely went above and beyond to differentiate himself from ordinary people who have tattoos.
What would be evidence against?