Nested countersignalling games are far more likely from an involved person than one not involved at all. At least that is the case where there are a large number of contributors with various levels of interest in Clippy’s identity. Even the mere fact that Quirrel made an observation about the Clippy identity topic conveys a whole heap of information.
Nested countersignalling games are far more likely from an involved person than one not involved at all. At least that is the case where there are a large number of contributors with various levels of interest in Clippy’s identity. Even the mere fact that Quirrel made an observation about the Clippy identity topic conveys a whole heap of information.
That’s a really good point. You are correct.