Thursday, March 12, 2015

[ofaqljgn] Stable lies

Suppose you discover that some institution is built entirely on lies.  How does it remain stable?

Is it game theoretic Nash equilibrium? (Perhaps it is in your best interests to believe the lie if everyone else believes it.) Or psychological indoctrination?  The difference that the former can be disrupted by altering incentives, the latter cannot.

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