Glen writes: "The authentically intelligent and well intentioned become tools for the gamers/defectors. In the end, it's that _faith_ in human nature, social or evolutionary progress, or whatever that allows them to be used that way."
Another possibility is that many gamers are impatient and are not that useful for long term efforts like interplanetary colonization. (I think it was Musk doing the gaming.) It seems to me the trick is to figure out what the counterparty is. If it is a gamer, then game them back but don't get invested. If it is not a gamer, then the interaction is more complex, and a pure gamer will have to learn how to mimic a non-gamer (learn domain expertise) or else they'll exhaust their memory of the transactions. In reality, people aren't just one or the other. One can have purpose, but also can play a "long con" from time to time. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
