Game theory was first introduced to me my freshman year when I took a leadership class with Dr.Harwell. We played a game where the object of the game was to optimize how much money you had. In order to so that, the logical way would be to donate everything so that it could be multiplied and then given back. The game required trust and many people would break this trust. Playing the game made me very skeptical of others because it’s so easy to betray someone. I think this is true in everyday life. A lot of the theories can be applicable to everyday life but require trust. Another one that I found interesting was the Prisoner’s Dilemma. This one requires trust as well. I think trust can be a very tricky thing because I personally feel as though humans are naturally greedy. If we are naturally this way, then it would be hard to trust someone or to stay honest.
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I also have an experience of playing a game to show prisoner’s dilemma. It was so interesting, because everytime someone chose to break the trust and not cooperate, I actually got ANGRY. I definitely see, like you said, how it’s hard to trust and stay honest, and its also crazy how quick animosity can grow when u see who those people really are.
I took the same class with Dr. Harwell as well so I know what you’re talking about! It was hard to trust anyone because we already have this pre-conceived knowledge that people tend to be selfish especially if you don’t know them that well or at all.
In a world where life has become about money and being at the top, trust is something that I definitely have issues with. I think humans are naturally greedy and selfish so trusting is not easy.
There was an entire game show on TV dedicated to the prisoner’s dilemma and it demonstrated that there is almost nothing that can completely make people establish trust and cooperate because it goes against human nature.
I really liked this post and the ideas you shared. I also have done some further research into the prisoner’s dilemma and the reason why it is so tough is because if you conform you are guaranteed something. Where as if you stick th the plan it is a high-risk high-reward problem. Some people are more comfortable taking the guaranteed result. For example turn in your partner and you” spend two years in jail as appossed to him ratting you out and you spending 6 years in jail.