Nice Guys Finish First

[Knight]

http://m.phys.org/news/2013-08-evolution-youre-selfish.html

[Elaine Glimme]

Thanks for the video. Sometimes it seems like the bad guys win. So it's nice to know that there's at least some evidence to the contrary. I think bad guys do win in the short term, and they sure wreck havock with the rest of us. It's important for society to see that it's not the norm.

How do you spell "havock"?

[Knight]

Havoc. ... and what video?

Thanks for the video. Sometimes it seems like the bad guys win. So it's nice to know that there's at least some evidence to the contrary. I think bad guys do win in the short term, and they sure wreck havock with the rest of us. It's important for society to see that it's not the norm.

How do you spell "havock"?

[Elaine Glimme]

I meant the link to the nice guys article. oops.

[Knight]

A good summary for me has been "Nice guys finish last ... or first."

I've never been able to explain why that phrase motivates me to get off the couch, but it does.

[Elaine Glimme]

I think most of us want to be nice guys.

[Aveline]

I think most of us want to be nice guys.

Agreed. Simply but true.

[Elaine Glimme]

Hi, Aveline,

Welcome to the Boards.

[teddy_b]

Thank you guys for this forum. I'm new here but I'm sure I'm gonna stay for longer.

[Knight]

I think it is interesting that the key was communication. Two people working together can generally accomplish more than one.

People unable to communicate tended to act selfishly, but those who communicated tended to either cooperate or exclude those who were selfish (which negated any "advantage" to being selfish).

[Elaine Glimme]

Hi, Knight,
Also, real life is way more complicated than games. I've had kind things I've done come back years later. Unfortunately, so have some of the no-so-good things.

[freshmelon]

Better to learn on your own mistakes...

[KittyCathy]

Better to learn on your own mistakes...

True. Anyway, thanks for the video. I'm new here but I'm sure I'm gonna stay for longer.

[Elaine Glimme]

Hi, KittyCathy,

Welcome to the Boards. I hope you find us interesting and helpful.