Monday, August 10, 2009

Brief Thought

If I support local action on climate change, but would defect in a Prisoner's Dilemma, am I being inconsistent?

It seems like I am.

3 comments:

  1. No.

    You would support an enforced co-operative solution to avoid the pareto inferior nash equilibrium.

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  2. Matt: My fault, I wasn't specific. What if I support a carbon tax in New Zealand, whether or not it happens overseas? Or what if I just impose costs on myself to be more carbon-neutral?

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