The evolution of cooperation!

I just remembered! From now on, I'll start talking about random things that I find interesting, okay? Some might be interesting...

And some might not.

Such as...

The evolution of cooperation!

Well, I got the idea from a book that my mom had checked out (all the books were put together). The title is The Evolution of Cooperation.

Anyhow, it talks about whether you should cooperate with people, such as a friend if he/she doesn't do anything in return or you try to cooperate with strangers. The main question is that should you cooperate, or should you not?

Strangely, this is quite similar to a Game Theory program that I went to during the summer of 2005.

For example, it talks about the...

Prisoner's Dilemna!

It's a perfect example of one such ways in whether you cooperate or not.

Here's a diagram:

---------------Player 2 doesn't confess. ----Player 2 confesses.
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Player 1 doesn't---------(0, 0) --------------------(-2, 1)
confess.

Player 1 confesses.------(1, -2) --------------------(-1, -1)




First of all, the numbers in the paranthesis are payoffs (the value of the outcome for the player; the higher the payoff for the player, the better it is for him or her). Also note that the first payoff is for the row player, while the second is the payoff for the column player.

This is how the story goes:

The two players are two prisoners, arrested for a joint crime, who are being interrogated in seperate rooms. The clever district attorney tells each one that

- if one of them confesses and the other does not, the confessor will get a reward (payoff +1) and his partner will get a heavy sentence (payoff -2).

- if both confess, each will get a light sentence (payoff -1).

And,

- if neither confesses, both will go free (payoff 0).

Now, there is no communication, so both would be after their own interests.

Notice that if either one confess, they each would have a better payoff no matter what the other chose.

Unfortunately, this applies to both, so if they both confess, then they both would get a sentence, which is worse than if they both hadn't confess.

Strange, isn't it?

Mwahahahahaaa!

Yes! I've done it! I've almost completed the new oneshot that I wrote about earlier! Hurray! Now, all I need to do is finsih typing it. Now, how long would that take?

Hmmm...

Urrmmmm...

Errrrrmmm...

Oh, who cares? I'll finish it as soon as possible.

By the way...

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You're getting there...

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Quack!

Hmmmm...

Here's my evil laugh:

Meow! Meeeeeee Owwwwww!

Okay, that's not it. But who cares?

I'm too busy with my homework! Talk about having too much at high school! I'm trying to join a math team, for heaven's sake! I'm afraid that I won't have enough time to update as quickly.

Anyways, high school is okay... after I got used to it. Still, it's a bit annoying. I really do like to meet other people and make new friends... but I really do hate having to do the homework.

But what can I do about it?

Nothing! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Oh, well. I try to finish preparing for a science quiz on Monday (and thankfully, that's my first quiz!)

Now... I wonder what I should say?

How about...

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Oh, why should I even bother?

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Wait....

Oh, why should I even bother?

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I got it!

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Hey, even both would shiver... oh.

Got that? Oyu ustm eramessleb eth telrets.

C'est un anagramme!

¡Es un anagram!

Oh... My... God!

I can't believe it! The winds yesterday in Greenwich, CT, were so strong, they practically made a huge mess of leave sand sticks on the road this morning. You should have seen it! Not only that, but also when I went to Norwalk recently, which is like about... 5 hours ago, one sign had been ripped into two (it's unbelievable, yet true).

Anyways... it's my birthday! Happy birthday to me! I'm going to be fourteen! I'm going to get a treeeeeee! Haaaappy birthdaaaaay toooooo meeeeeee!

False alarm! It's not actually my birthday.

But at least I'll have to wait for about another.... umm.... seven months?

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SEVEN MONTHS!?

WHAT KIND OF BIRTHDAY IS THAT?!

Oh, who cares? I'll be busy typing the next chapter....

If only homework hasn't got in the way.

Stupid homework! *Rips homework into two*

Oops.

Oh, and I seem to like ending things in a wierd way. Got that?

You better.

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Moo.