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saras

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1. Game theory says that "perfect information" prevents cooperators from cooperating...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 08:53 PM

Apr 2012

...it makes it too easy for any exploiter anywhere in the system to seek out and exploit the local advantage produced by cooperation.

In the big picture, localism needs to include information as well as material. That's why the Court has held for a long time that we have a right to privacy.

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With the corporations acting to co-opt systems, economies and industries they keep good information [View all] applegrove Apr 2012 OP

Game theory says that "perfect information" prevents cooperators from cooperating... saras Apr 2012 #1