I’ve picked up my game theory entirely informally. But in real world terms, perhaps we’re imagining a situation where a randomization approach isn’t feasible for some other reason than a random number generator being unavailable.
This connects slightly with the debate over whether or not to administer untested COVID vaccine en masse. To pick randomly “feels scary” compared to picking “for a reason,” but to pick “for a reason” when there isn’t an actual evidence basis yet undermines the authority of regulators, so regulators don’t pick anything until they have a “good reason” to do so. Their political calculus, in short, makes them unable to use a randomization scheme.
So in terms of real world applicability, the constraint on a non-randomizing strategy seems potentially relevant, although the other aspects of this puzzle don’t map onto COVID vaccine selection specifically.
I’ve picked up my game theory entirely informally. But in real world terms, perhaps we’re imagining a situation where a randomization approach isn’t feasible for some other reason than a random number generator being unavailable.
This connects slightly with the debate over whether or not to administer untested COVID vaccine en masse. To pick randomly “feels scary” compared to picking “for a reason,” but to pick “for a reason” when there isn’t an actual evidence basis yet undermines the authority of regulators, so regulators don’t pick anything until they have a “good reason” to do so. Their political calculus, in short, makes them unable to use a randomization scheme.
So in terms of real world applicability, the constraint on a non-randomizing strategy seems potentially relevant, although the other aspects of this puzzle don’t map onto COVID vaccine selection specifically.