But there is a way to win. [He's confident in this.] This is a form of game the-... it's a game where I'm from. It's called prisoner's dilemma. It's been a while since undergrad socsci, so it took me a while, but...
Here, look. [He takes a step back, and holds his hands out in front of him, one gloved, one ungloved.] Prisoner number one- [One finger up on one hand-] and prisoner number two- [two fingers up on the other-] have been convicted of a crime, and both of them have evidence that would implicate the other. They're being kept in separate cells, and can't communicate with each other.
If number one speaks up, and two doesn't, two gets punished, and one gets a lesser sentence, uh, only one year. [He crumples hand number two into a fist.] If two speaks up and one doesn't, one's in trouble, and two's only got a year. [He crumples one.]
But here's where it gets tricky-- If both rat the other out, they both go to prison for a way longer time than they would have otherwise. Let's say ninety years or something like that. [Both hands into fists.]
But, if both of them stay silent, no one goes to prison. The point of the game is a trust exercise. You both have to pick the generous option and risk getting screwed, because that's the best option. [Both hands thumbs up.] You following me so far?
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Here, look. [He takes a step back, and holds his hands out in front of him, one gloved, one ungloved.] Prisoner number one- [One finger up on one hand-] and prisoner number two- [two fingers up on the other-] have been convicted of a crime, and both of them have evidence that would implicate the other. They're being kept in separate cells, and can't communicate with each other.
If number one speaks up, and two doesn't, two gets punished, and one gets a lesser sentence, uh, only one year. [He crumples hand number two into a fist.] If two speaks up and one doesn't, one's in trouble, and two's only got a year. [He crumples one.]
But here's where it gets tricky-- If both rat the other out, they both go to prison for a way longer time than they would have otherwise. Let's say ninety years or something like that. [Both hands into fists.]
But, if both of them stay silent, no one goes to prison. The point of the game is a trust exercise. You both have to pick the generous option and risk getting screwed, because that's the best option. [Both hands thumbs up.] You following me so far?