no_fastolfe: (Robots and ambition)
no_fastolfe ([personal profile] no_fastolfe) wrote on October 12th, 2011 at 04:27 am
I-- don't believe it can be. It's only a mathematical model. There are too many external variables. The system isn't genuinely representative. The naive interpretation is that the consistent top performance of the 'forgiving tit-for-tat' model suggests an approach to life based on pragmatism with elements of compassion is the most optimal. But it's such a simple system and life is anything but. The sheer amount of randomnity-- I haven't tried to approximate it. I suppose that I could-? I-- hmm, but--

[Then an awkward trail off. She does math-babble a bit when nervous. And she was almost doing so well at keeping her composure.]
 
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