[FRIAM] now it all makes sense

[gepr ⛧]

Ha! You win that round hands down.

On June 16, 2017 11:56:13 AM PDT, Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:
>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  
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