In the 2nd section of the book it discusses a topic known as prisoner's dilemma on p. 92- 95. The prisoner's dilemma is the example that two people are given choices. They are arrested and put into separate rooms. They are given a couple of choices; they can rat on each other and get 10 years in jail, I can rat on the other and get no years in jail but the other prisoner has to clam up. The person that clams up however will get 20 years in prison or if they both clam up and get 1 year each. Now they are really only only thinking about themselves. So the prisoners best idea would be to minus the cost as much as possible by ratting on the other and hoping the other clams up. Therefore they would get zero years. The smart idea is to both stay quiet because then they get 1 year each however. Its harder to decide because they don't know what the other is thinking because they are in separate rooms. So they go with not the best idea for the both of them but the best idea for themselves. Which reduces the cost which is jail time and increases the benefits which is no jail time at all.
In the past scenario the prisoners believed that their best choice was to rat on the other and hope that the other person would clam up. Therefore they would …show more content…
Keep in mind this is the goal. Therefore if the prisoners are told this they are more than likely to take the role as an “optimizing individual: and rat on the other. So that they can walk away with no jail time at home. However they don’t realize that if they are thinking like this then then the other prisoner is doing the same. Which could mess up their plans and end up getting them both 10 years. Another incentive would be to get out of jail with the minimum amount of years possible. So therefore there actions would change and they would clam up to achieve this goal. Different tactics for different objectives. Instead of just
In the past scenario the prisoners believed that their best choice was to rat on the other and hope that the other person would clam up. Therefore they would …show more content…
Keep in mind this is the goal. Therefore if the prisoners are told this they are more than likely to take the role as an “optimizing individual: and rat on the other. So that they can walk away with no jail time at home. However they don’t realize that if they are thinking like this then then the other prisoner is doing the same. Which could mess up their plans and end up getting them both 10 years. Another incentive would be to get out of jail with the minimum amount of years possible. So therefore there actions would change and they would clam up to achieve this goal. Different tactics for different objectives. Instead of just