This is a great point you’re making. At the risk of being perceived as antagonistic, I’ve gotta say I don’t think the prisoner’s dilemma is the best frame for it. It’s not that people are trying to cooperate and failing, it’s that they just haven’t developed the skills they need to accomplish the ends they seek. It’s rather like not working on your short game in golf because you’re really good at the long game. I think it’s a good effort to make the issue topical, but the issue is already so topical that I think it distracts from rather than enhances your point.
I agree with this; I found the metaphor choice sort of disconcerting. (Given that I agreed very much with the overall point, I didn’t find it important enough to comment on, but I have a lower threshold for agreeing with someone else.)
This is a great point you’re making. At the risk of being perceived as antagonistic, I’ve gotta say I don’t think the prisoner’s dilemma is the best frame for it. It’s not that people are trying to cooperate and failing, it’s that they just haven’t developed the skills they need to accomplish the ends they seek. It’s rather like not working on your short game in golf because you’re really good at the long game. I think it’s a good effort to make the issue topical, but the issue is already so topical that I think it distracts from rather than enhances your point.
I agree with this; I found the metaphor choice sort of disconcerting. (Given that I agreed very much with the overall point, I didn’t find it important enough to comment on, but I have a lower threshold for agreeing with someone else.)