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weinzierllast Monday at 8:14 PM1 replyview on HN

The norm is competition and cooperation is the tool we invented to compete more effectively.

Cooperation is only competition’s favorite strategy.


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jaehlast Monday at 8:37 PM

The norm is cooperation and competition is the tool we invented to cooperate more effectively.

Competition is only cooperation's favorite strategy.

(By choosing from competing groups we select more favorable cooperation partners, because there are too many to choose from.)

Both of our statements are true. darned doublethink.