SilasBarta comments on Real-world Newcomb-like Problems - Less Wrong
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CDT doesn't statistically win in these examples: in all cases, if you reason only from what your actions cause you will be in a world where communication is statistically harder, transaction costs are statistically higher, etc. Newcomb's Problem only differs in the certainty of this relationship.