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jonnathanson on March 15, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Game Theory Explained: Why The Joker and Not Batma...

Sounds like the Volunteer's Dilemma is the scenario that played out in the movie The Dark Knight, actually.

izend on March 16, 2012 [–]

I believe the scene with the ferries was an example of Prisoner's dilemma not Volunteer's Dilemma.

jonnathanson on March 16, 2012 | [–]

True. That scene was almost a textbook Prisoner's Dilemma case.

But the overall arc of the movie -- concluding with Batman's needing to sacrifice himself for the greater good -- seems pretty Volunteery.

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