Viliam_Bur comments on Dark Arts of Rationality - Less Wrong

136 Post author: So8res 19 January 2014 02:47AM

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 20 January 2014 09:52:51AM *  1 point [-]

The linked article says something like: Superrationality is not necessary. All you need is to realize that in real life, there are no single-shot PDs, and therefore you should use the optimal strategy for iterated PD, which cooperates in the first move.

That's simply refusing to deal with the original question and answering something different instead.

Comment author: V_V 20 January 2014 10:59:03AM 1 point [-]

No, it says that one-shot PD is rare, and when it actually happens defecting is indeed the correct choice, even if it is counterintuitive because we are much more accustomed with scenarios that are similar to iterated PD.