Oddly enough, that problem is also solved better by a time-variable agent: Joe proposes sincerely, being an agent who would never back out of a commitment of this level. If his marriage turns out poorly enough, Joe, while remaining the same agent that used to wouldn’t back out, backs out.
And the prisoners’ dilemma as it is written cannot occur in real life, because it requires no further interaction between the agents.
Oddly enough, that problem is also solved better by a time-variable agent: Joe proposes sincerely, being an agent who would never back out of a commitment of this level. If his marriage turns out poorly enough, Joe, while remaining the same agent that used to wouldn’t back out, backs out.
And the prisoners’ dilemma as it is written cannot occur in real life, because it requires no further interaction between the agents.