[brudgers]

It is always easy to justify non-cooperation. The demo even provides one by showing that partial non-cooperation provide the greatest economic benefit. If the benefit was measured differently, say in terms of character, then the conclusion might be different. Or to put it another way, economic gain may or may not be the best way to decide if cheating is ok.

I mean one of the premises of the simulations is killing off the poor to make room for the rich. Accepting, based on the simulation, that partial non-cooperation strategies are ok means accepting that premise.