Davorak comments on Why Our Kind Can't Cooperate - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Davorak 05 February 2011 02:39:49AM 0 points [-]

And you win the most when the group is so rational that almost anyone could serve as the benevolent leader.

Comment author: wedrifid 05 February 2011 10:22:04AM 1 point [-]

And you win the most when the group is so rational that almost anyone could serve as the benevolent leader.

The group trait required is not rationality - it is other traits that also share positive affect.

Comment author: Davorak 06 February 2011 01:15:01AM 0 points [-]

I was not asserting that rationality is all that you need to make the most efficient group, if that was what you are getting at.

I think we agree that starting with groups A and B both with x skills if group A is more rational it will also be the more effective group.

My argument was as the ability of the group to act rationally increases, the utility difference between being a member and being the leader will decreases as the group becomes better at judging the leaders value.