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by Crackula 312 days ago
just remember that checking the electric fence is very similar to a prisoners dillema.

if you check it, youre in the right and if the fence no longer works its a win situation

but if the fence still works you're not only experiencing the immediate pain, there will also be long term consequences to how you program yourself

1 comments

You're right, it's definitely a prisoner's dilemma. Except in this version, the punishment is usually just awkwardness, and the reward is sometimes igniting life changing connections. It's asymmetrical reward.