It’s really only applicable to forms of cheating which can be countered by non-cheaters ganging up on the cheaters. If the cheat causes an automatic win in every game, the scrub argument against its banning doesn’t apply.
But I agree, I was assuming iteration. Obviously, the scrubbiness of the rule against unbreakable alliances (and thus the cheatiness of the tactic), would depend on metagame circumstances.
“But isn’t Eliezer suggesting, in this very post, that we should use uncommon justified beliefs as an indicator that people are actually thinking for themselves as opposed to copying the beliefs of the community? I would assume that the standards we use to judge others should also apply when judging ourselves.
On the other hand, what you’re saying sounds reasonable too. After all, crackpots also disagree with the consensus of a respected community.”
Eliezer didn’t say that we should use “disagreeing with the consensus of a respected community” as an indicator of rationality. He said that we should use disagreeing with the consensus of one’s own community as an indicator of rationality.