I think that the extent to which dealing with other people gets you into Newcomb-style problems also comes from how your body language and whatnot helps other people predict what you’re thinking. For instance, my unconscious mind signals my conscious thought processes to other people.
However, I’m not sure if there’s any particular evidence that suggests that your model of others based on yourself is based only on your conscious mind.
I’m not sure if there’s any particular evidence that suggests that your model of others based on yourself is based only on your conscious mind.
In fact, I suspect that the model is partially based on unconscious processes. I guess I’m just throwing out a hypothetical—the tendency toward unconscious hypocrisy could come from game theoretic considerations together with the conscious mind playing a greater role than the unconscious mind in modeling other people based on one’s own mind.
Interesting post.
I think that the extent to which dealing with other people gets you into Newcomb-style problems also comes from how your body language and whatnot helps other people predict what you’re thinking. For instance, my unconscious mind signals my conscious thought processes to other people.
However, I’m not sure if there’s any particular evidence that suggests that your model of others based on yourself is based only on your conscious mind.
Thanks for your feedback. I agree with:
In fact, I suspect that the model is partially based on unconscious processes. I guess I’m just throwing out a hypothetical—the tendency toward unconscious hypocrisy could come from game theoretic considerations together with the conscious mind playing a greater role than the unconscious mind in modeling other people based on one’s own mind.