> Oh please. There are at least as many "hunter-gather lives" as there are tribes
It seems the author is extrapolating game-theoretic choice beyond what they've experienced to examine it's generality
Agreed the phrasing is more than unfortunate, though to try and pull good from it; the author's game-theory probably does apply; and the rule of seeking the best for society at the disadvantage of self is probably the missing key here:
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ ... But I tell you, love your enemies
Or, unhelpfully, the Code of Hammurabi:
If a man proceeded by force and deflowered the virgin slave-woman of another man, that man must pay five shekels of silver.
If a man knocked out the eye of another man, he shall weigh out half a mina of silver.
If a man knocked out a tooth of another man, he shall pay two shekels of silver.
My question would be: does game theory ever enable the golden rule?
It seems the author is extrapolating game-theoretic choice beyond what they've experienced to examine it's generality
Agreed the phrasing is more than unfortunate, though to try and pull good from it; the author's game-theory probably does apply; and the rule of seeking the best for society at the disadvantage of self is probably the missing key here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29416606 (The break down of distributed society)
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ ... But I tell you, love your enemies
Or, unhelpfully, the Code of Hammurabi: If a man proceeded by force and deflowered the virgin slave-woman of another man, that man must pay five shekels of silver.
If a man knocked out the eye of another man, he shall weigh out half a mina of silver.
If a man knocked out a tooth of another man, he shall pay two shekels of silver.
My question would be: does game theory ever enable the golden rule?