wedrifid comments on The 48 Rules of Power; Viable? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 27 May 2011 04:54:25PM *  1 point [-]

This class can't follow the Rules, either.

Some of them, for sure.

We're better off being idealists (and out as such, since we're open books).

So long as you can convey that you are the right kind of idealistic. That is, it is important to be clear that cooperation is conditional. Because it is just a pain in the ass to actually have to @#%# people over when they try to defect. (Even thought it is sometimes profitable!)

Comment author: Raw_Power 27 May 2011 07:53:13PM 0 points [-]

it is important to be clear that cooperation is conditional

Your cooperation or theirs?

Comment author: wedrifid 27 May 2011 07:58:49PM *  3 points [-]

Your cooperation or theirs?

Make it obvious that you will not keep being nice to them regardless of what they do. If they 'defect' then 'defect back if convenient' is the ideal that you hope they will attribute to you.