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29 Post author: RobbBB 05 September 2013 05:54AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 08 September 2013 05:52:07PM 0 points [-]

This is what was said:

"It (game theory) assumes actors are more rational than they often are in reality. Even Nash faced this problem when some economists found that real subjects responded differently from Nash's prediction: they followed rules of fairness, not cold, personal calculation (Nassar 1998: 199)"

Yeah, I remember reading that some slightly generous version of tit-for-tat is the most useful tactic in prisoner's dilemma at least if you're playing several rounds.