Redish Lab on Nostr: An interesting consequence of the hypothesis that human social structures are built ...
An interesting consequence of the hypothesis that human social structures are built on "assurance" or coordination games rather than prisoner's dilemmas:
Coordination games have two stable states. If you are living in a world where everyone else is cooperating, it is in your best interests to cooperate as well. If you are living in a world of cheaters, cooperation is for suckers.
This means your perception of your community has a big impact on your own behavior.
While I agree that we do need things like npub1sy99m3u2u8ufcz44lzapgl28jykfu4mxet8ran4rlndzsg3x872q4qhnku (npub1sy9…hnku) 's defense against the dark arts and npub1c4j243yle5yjk496zg6gadxqs8d906nfanr4nnqssqllxtypeh0ss8mnea (npub1c4j…mnea) and the enforced "share the data as is" regulations that npub1skyqp5njaqvs3sezxt4zszlqncxxwtcdv9xprme9lekx0wvzv9rq222hts (npub1sky…2hts) has been talking about, I think we also need to make sure that we CELEBRATE openness, integrity, and we make sure that we report it to the world. We do not want all of our news reports to be about fraud.
So, can I recommend a policy? For every fraud that gets reported, find a positive success to talk about. I *guarantee* they are out there. In fact, I bet they are so common, we don't notice them.
All the people who share their code and fix the bugs that others find. The labs that say "come on by and we'll show you how we do stuff". The people who work with others to make their data useful and not just "out there". There are lots and lots of these positive examples. I worry they get lost because they are so common. We need a hashtag for celebratory cooperation in the sciences. I'm open to suggestions.
PS. For those who don't know it, the coordination game is structured so that for player A (given player B choice): C(C) > D(C) > D(D) > C(D), as compared to the prisoner's dilemma which is: D(C) > C(C) > D(D) > C(D).
In the coordination game, it is best to do what the other player is doing. In the prisoner's dilemma it is best to defect. There are n-player extensions of this as well.
Coordination games have two stable states. If you are living in a world where everyone else is cooperating, it is in your best interests to cooperate as well. If you are living in a world of cheaters, cooperation is for suckers.
This means your perception of your community has a big impact on your own behavior.
While I agree that we do need things like npub1sy99m3u2u8ufcz44lzapgl28jykfu4mxet8ran4rlndzsg3x872q4qhnku (npub1sy9…hnku) 's defense against the dark arts and npub1c4j243yle5yjk496zg6gadxqs8d906nfanr4nnqssqllxtypeh0ss8mnea (npub1c4j…mnea) and the enforced "share the data as is" regulations that npub1skyqp5njaqvs3sezxt4zszlqncxxwtcdv9xprme9lekx0wvzv9rq222hts (npub1sky…2hts) has been talking about, I think we also need to make sure that we CELEBRATE openness, integrity, and we make sure that we report it to the world. We do not want all of our news reports to be about fraud.
So, can I recommend a policy? For every fraud that gets reported, find a positive success to talk about. I *guarantee* they are out there. In fact, I bet they are so common, we don't notice them.
All the people who share their code and fix the bugs that others find. The labs that say "come on by and we'll show you how we do stuff". The people who work with others to make their data useful and not just "out there". There are lots and lots of these positive examples. I worry they get lost because they are so common. We need a hashtag for celebratory cooperation in the sciences. I'm open to suggestions.
PS. For those who don't know it, the coordination game is structured so that for player A (given player B choice): C(C) > D(C) > D(D) > C(D), as compared to the prisoner's dilemma which is: D(C) > C(C) > D(D) > C(D).
In the coordination game, it is best to do what the other player is doing. In the prisoner's dilemma it is best to defect. There are n-player extensions of this as well.