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Comment author: ike 15 January 2015 07:44:34PM *  1 point [-]

I don't think so. When I say I would cooperate, I mean standard Prisoner's Dilemma stuff. I don't have to care about them to do that.

The things I wouldn't care about are the kinds of situations mentioned in the OP. In a one sided Dilemma, where the other person has no choice, TDT does not say you should cooperate. If you cared about them, then you should cooperate as long as you will lose less than they gain. In that case I would not cooperate, even though I might self-modify to cooperating now if given the choice.

Comment author: shminux 15 January 2015 10:01:49PM 0 points [-]

I see. I understand what you mean now.