Re: The Parasite Dilemma
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But let's look at the implications of your answer to question #2. You do non hesitate to break your word after giving it and essentially "cheat". Cheating is ok for you as long as you don't get caught or punished for it. ... Is this what you plan on teaching your kids as well? Cheating is ok, just don't get caught?
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What's wrong with cheating (or lying)?
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So you were not in the camp that condemned zeejustin for what he did? Your only criticism of him was his making the mistake of getting caught?
PairTheBoard
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Why do you insist on going off on these irrelevent tangents? If you want to point out the benefits of "not cheating" (actually, "not lying" - the two are not the same) then all you have to do is put this game in an itterated environment (which, BTW, is far more relevent to practical applications).
It's true that a 100% contribute strategy is be best universal strategy, and it's the one the group would most want to approximate.
The lesson you want to draw from this, however, is not "therefore the best strategy is to contribute" but rather that it's in the group's interest to reconstruct the rules of the game such that contribution can be more heavily encouraged.
Perhaps the most effective way to do this is to allow for discussion and then change the "voting" procedure from secret to open and simultaneous (assuming the dollar values must stay fixed).
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