Of The Prisoner's Dilemma

[Joe Schmo]

(For those that don't know, the prisoner's dilemma is the following scenario
You and an accomplice to a crime are being interrogated. You have the choice of cooperating or betraying your accomplice. If once cooperates and the other betrays, the cooperator gets 4 years in jail and the betrayer gets none. If both cooperate, both get 2 years. If both betray, both get 8. You do not know how your accomplice will act. (the values can be different)

 

[Doctor]

(For those that don't know, the prisoner's dilemma is the following scenario
You and an accomplice to a crime are being interrogated. You have the choice of cooperating or betraying your accomplice. If once cooperates and the other betrays, the cooperator gets 4 years in jail and the betrayer gets none. If both cooperate, both get 2 years. If both betray, both get 8. You do not know how your accomplice will act. (the values can be different)

Would not cooperating and betraying be the same thing here. You cooperate with the police and betray your partner. 

 

[Joe Schmo]

Would not cooperating and betraying be the same thing here. You cooperate with the police and betray your partner. 

i think i've explained it well enough doc. you know what i mean.

 

[Opa-Athenalite]

I’m not gonna be a great risk taker. I’d rather play it safe. 
 

betrayal risks 0 years or maximum outcome (8). It’s all all or none scenario. 
 

cooperating garunte jail time, but moderates it to 2-4 years.
 

since being incarcerated for more years isn’t something I’m willing to choose, I’ll cooperate.
 

 

[Opa-Athenalite]

Would not cooperating and betraying be the same thing here. You cooperate with the police and betray your partner. 

I think it’s meant more as cooperated with your partner or betray your partner. 
using different terminology would’ve been better though, yes. 
I understood it fine though.