Yes; the test Zvi mentions seems like it actually tests “folks have utility functions and good coordination ability”. (Like, good ability to form binding contracts, or make trades.)
If the social substrate people are in makes it easy to form binding contracts, people won’t defect in prisoner dilemmas. Maybe I’m using the wrong words; I’m trying to agree with your point. I don’t mean “coordination ability” to be a property just of the individuals; it’s a property of them and their context.
Yes; the test Zvi mentions seems like it actually tests “folks have utility functions and good coordination ability”. (Like, good ability to form binding contracts, or make trades.)
Good coordiantion ability alone is not enough when problems arrise because people defect in prisoner dilemmas.
If the social substrate people are in makes it easy to form binding contracts, people won’t defect in prisoner dilemmas. Maybe I’m using the wrong words; I’m trying to agree with your point. I don’t mean “coordination ability” to be a property just of the individuals; it’s a property of them and their context.