Modeling cycles of grift with evolutionary game theory
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The article proposes a mathematical model using Evolutionary Game Theory to explain why fraud and skepticism occur in cycles rather than reaching a steady state. By analyzing the interactions between grifters, skeptics, and marks, it suggests that our current age of grift is a natural phase that will inevitably lead to a period of heightened caution.
本文探討當前社會中詐騙與收割行為盛行的現象,並試圖透過演化賽局理論(Evolutionary Game Theory)建立數學模型。作者提出了一個包含「詐騙者」(Grifter)、「懷疑論者」(Skeptic)與「受害者」(Mark)三種策略的 GSM 模型,模擬不同群體在互動中的損益如何影響其人口比例,進而揭示社會誠信崩潰與重建的週期性規律。