The Prisoner's Dilemma
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So hypothetically, we have a dilemma. You’ve been arrested and imprisoned with your partner in crime... me. But it turns out the police don’t have a lot of evidence, so they separate us and offer you a bargain deal: You deny the crime and pin it on me, and you walk free. The police say I’ve been offered the same bargain, but you have no way of knowing my response. And… there’s a catch. If you deny the crime and say I’m guilty, you walk free but I’m in prison for three years. And I could deny the crime and pin it on you – but then you’re in prison for three years. If we both blame each other, we each serve two years in prison. And if we both deny and stay quiet, we each serve one year in prison. So, what do you do? This is the Priso...
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So hypothetically, we have a dilemma. You’ve been arrested and imprisoned with your partner in crime... me. But it turns out the police don’t have a lot of evidence, so they separate us and offer you a bargain deal: You deny the crime and pin it on me, and you walk free. The police say I’ve been offered the same bargain, but you have no way of knowing my response. And… there’s a catch. If you deny the crime and say I’m guilty, you walk free but I’m in prison for three years. And I could deny the crime and pin it on you – but then you’re in prison for three years. If we both blame each other, we each serve two years in prison. And if we both deny and stay quiet, we each serve one year in prison. So, what do you do? This is the Priso...
