I’m going to toss out a general reply to most of the comments right here (I hope all of you stumble across it at some point).
First of all—thanks for all of the feedback. Especially those of you who went into depth about where I went wrong with my post. You’ve given me a lot to think about.
In response to Dustin’s question of whether I’d changed my mind—well, not exactly. What I was trying to do with this post was elaborate on the SAS motto “He who dares, wins.” My old sensei used to call it “The Look of the Samurai”—the idea that, if you’re ready to give it your all (even if it costs you your life), then usually you won’t have to. The “never negotiate with terrorists” mentality; it’s not the sort of thing that can be faked.
I’m going to try reading up on some game theory (beyond the basics of prisoner’s dilemma, particularly focussing on Hawk and Dove) and give it another shot in a couple of months.
Thanks again for the input—I’m really frustrated I didn’t do it right—but hell, that’s what learning curves are all about, ain’t it?
I’m going to toss out a general reply to most of the comments right here (I hope all of you stumble across it at some point).
First of all—thanks for all of the feedback. Especially those of you who went into depth about where I went wrong with my post. You’ve given me a lot to think about.
In response to Dustin’s question of whether I’d changed my mind—well, not exactly. What I was trying to do with this post was elaborate on the SAS motto “He who dares, wins.” My old sensei used to call it “The Look of the Samurai”—the idea that, if you’re ready to give it your all (even if it costs you your life), then usually you won’t have to. The “never negotiate with terrorists” mentality; it’s not the sort of thing that can be faked.
I’m going to try reading up on some game theory (beyond the basics of prisoner’s dilemma, particularly focussing on Hawk and Dove) and give it another shot in a couple of months.
Thanks again for the input—I’m really frustrated I didn’t do it right—but hell, that’s what learning curves are all about, ain’t it?