I have often wondered about the hypocrisy of "preaching" virtuous things. Game theory concepts have made me think even more :)
As a child I grew up reading the "Blighted" Enid. Where honesty, forthrightness, being straight forward are all seen as great qualities; Whereas spite, under handedness are all never forgiven!
Why go thousand miles to the west? Some thing more closer at home..our good old Rajini movies, how much ever masala they all have the message is very simple and uniform. The good triumphs over bad. The hero who is a paragon of virtues always gets the beautiful, gregarious, skimpily clad, party hopping (Who then turns very pious later!) girls.
Kids grow up thinking that is how the world is.. neat black and white.. You just have to pick the white.. Bhaaaaaam!
Rude shock when they realize that their sometimes good buddies and colleagues also play game theory concepts at their best. What is the net gain? Do the game playing people actually maximize their gain? or do they just sour their relationship for no net gain?
Why does this disparity even exist? Is it because the 1st person who tries to play a game doesn't have a dominant strategy? Or is it because they grew up without reading the Enid Blyton school series? Of course life is really complex, and cannot fit in a 2X2 matrix.
I heard some golden words of wisdom that is worth repeating.. "What is the point in doing an MBA, if you can't fit scenarios in a 2X2 matrix?" :)
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