Here is an interesting (potentially mindkilling) prediction: When it is legally forbidden to use reference classes and other forms of evaluating prestige, the rate of defection increases. (An extreme situation would be when you are legally required to cooperate regardless of what your opponent does.)
Just my prediction. An example in my mind was an interaction between a state (represented by some person) and individual: e.g. if you are entitled to receive a support in unemployment, you will get it, even if the common sense makes it obvious that you are just abusing the rules; as long as you pretend to follow them.
This is open to interpretation, but my understanding is: “help unemployed people” = cooperate, “let them die” = defect; “inform truthfully about your employment” = cooperate, “falsely pretend to be unemployed (while making money illegally)” = defect.
I suppose there are more examples like that, which could be generalized that a state (or other big organization) becomes a CooperateBot when trying to achieve a win/win situation, and is abused later.
Interesting. Source?
Just my prediction. An example in my mind was an interaction between a state (represented by some person) and individual: e.g. if you are entitled to receive a support in unemployment, you will get it, even if the common sense makes it obvious that you are just abusing the rules; as long as you pretend to follow them.
This is open to interpretation, but my understanding is: “help unemployed people” = cooperate, “let them die” = defect; “inform truthfully about your employment” = cooperate, “falsely pretend to be unemployed (while making money illegally)” = defect.
I suppose there are more examples like that, which could be generalized that a state (or other big organization) becomes a CooperateBot when trying to achieve a win/win situation, and is abused later.