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Nyan, you the man! Seriously, I did like your other thread, and like it even more now that I see this context.
Thanks, that makes me happy!
I assume you mean my affection protocol. You'll have to explain the connection, I don't get it.
(is it just that your model of me is good enough to notice that I was nervous as fuck about that post and had to remind myself of about this courage idea and fall back on decision theory multiple times?)
That's the way I read it. It takes a brave man to announce to a room full of valued acquaintances that he'd like a hug; non-hugging is an equilibrium with a first-mover penalty, even if it turns out to be suboptimal.