A Reflection Of The Prisoner's Dilemma

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Throughout life there are many things that change, but one thing that never changes is the fact that we, as humans, are constantly making decisions. We decide in the morning if we want to hit snooze again or get up, we decide what to wear, what to eat, and many other things. This semester so far in Core 5, we have learned about the Prisoner’s Dilemma. It is a situation in which people each have options as to how to react to something. However, what is unique about this decision, is that each person’s decision is directly affected by the other person’s decision, and vice versa. The outcome of their reaction is dependent on what the other person decided to say. The popular example is of two prisoners who each must separately decide on whether

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