Nice guys finish firstRichard Dawkins
Nice guys finish first
by Richard Dawkins · first published 1986
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…only the bad guys will remain. A reciprocal strategy is necessary and beneficial long-term for the world IMO. The well-known book The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins has an interesting chapter titled Nice Guys Finish First giving a good illustration relevant to this idea.
on “TikTok to challenge U.S. order banning transactions with the video app” ↗Which Richard Dawkins using Game Theory found to be wrong- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_Guys_Finish_First
on “Do Psychopaths Make the World Go Round?” ↗…forgive. - The agent must have a good chance of competing against the opponent more than once. The fact that this strategy was a consistent winner in his competitions has led Dawkins to argue that "nice guys finish first" and could be a partial explanation for certain forms of so-called "altruistic" animal behavior -- behavior that seemingly gives no benefit to the altruist, except for the fact that too may benefit when…
on “'Snowdrift' game tops 'Prisoner's Dilemma' in explaining cooperation (2007)” ↗…want leaders and group members who put the interests of the group first (not a shocking conclusion): https://student-3k.tepper.cmu.edu/gsiadoc/WP/2011-E34.pdf It was pretty badly misinterpreted by the "nice guys finish first" post, and we're heaping more layers of misinterpretation on top of that. For example, the study found that people who contributed to the group at the expense of outsiders (perceived as medium-dominance)…
on “Nice guys finish first. Eventually.” ↗Yay, that's so nice. Very similar to (perhaps based of?) the 12th chapter _Nice Guys Finish First_ of the Selfish Gene.
on “Emoji simulator – a tool to make cellular automata, with emoji” ↗