The complexity of cooperation
agent-based models of competition and collaboration
by Robert M. Axelrod · first published 1997
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A few more relevant books but coming from different angles; 1. Why We Do What We Do : Understanding Self-Motivation by Edward Deci. - From Psychology angle. 2. The Evolution of Cooperation and The Complexity of Cooperation both by Robert Axelrod - From Game Theory angle.
on “Office politics is not optional: learn to play the game or you'll be its victim” ↗…weakness. Understanding how and why groups form/evolve/break/merge etc will change how you think about what can and can't be done by yourself. Check out Robert Axelrod's Evolution of Cooperation, and Complexity of Cooperation.
on “The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Thinker (1985)” ↗…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwlW2aamDFc 2) Also see Game Theory(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory) and the books The Evolution of Cooperation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Cooperation), The Complexity of Cooperation(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complexity_of_Cooperation) by Robert Axelrod Veritasium's video on Game Theory and Axelrod's tournaments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScpHTIi-kM Influence decision…
on “Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com'” ↗…more about the Prisoner's Dilemma might want to read Robert Axelrods' The Evolution of Cooperation. http://www.amazon.com/The-Evolution-Cooperation-Revised-Edit... He also wrote a follow-up book, The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration http://www.amazon.com/The-Complexity-Cooperation-Agent-Based...
on “Show HN: Prisoner's dilemma tournament with bots that can simulate each other” ↗…mandated by National/ISO standards etc. One way to maybe understand this is through Robert Axelrod's books; The Evolution of Cooperation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Cooperation and The Complexity of Cooperation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complexity_of_Cooperation But the actors are never fully rational, there is always a clique which manipulates/influences and therefore there is never a "fair" market.…
on “Let's make quality the norm again” ↗Right, Thanks for the pointer to Mancur Olson's book; I didn't know of this. I have read about this in Robert Axelrod's The Evolution/Complexity of Cooperation books where you can beat the "optimal" strategy by cheating (i.e. forming vested groups) as above. Nassim Taleb also talks about this in his books - https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...…
on “What’s wrong with Britain? Let’s start with the monarchy (2021)” ↗Robert Axelrod's two books; The Evolution of Cooperation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Cooperation The Complexity of Cooperation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complexity_of_Cooperation
on “What Game Theory Reveals About Life, the Universe, and Everything [video]” ↗