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Re:Resilient cooperators stabilize long-run cooperation in P... by saycheese on Saturday January 28, 2017 @09:21AM (#13506378)
Resilent cooperation is intentional, but cooperating based on a lack of memory is not - guess the question is if it matters if the source of constant behavior matters, and if so, why?
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Re:Resilient cooperators stabilize long-run cooperation in P... by Nomentatus on Saturday January 28, 2017 @09:54PM (#13511589)
I certainly presume that it matters because the other player must have a theory of mind, and see a string of non-cooperative plays as an intentional penalty, and therefore predictive; that is something said other player can control by behaving better themselves in future.
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