[CrackMonkey] Re: A cool problem

[Seth David Schoen]

Monkey Master writes:

> begin  Seth David Schoen quotation:
> > Monkey Master writes:
> > > 	We all agree to answer red.  The first person, upon seeing
> > > that all the hats are blue will answer "BLUE!" and hope that
> > > everybody gets the hint all the way down the line.  Most people
> > > will see many blue hats and probably figure it out.
> > 
> > Remember that the adversary can hear this conversation. :-)
> 
> 	The only conversation is "We all answer RED!".

But that's not enough to convince other people that this is an optimal
strategy.

> The idea that
> the enemy arranges all blue hats is based on their maximization of
> damage based on our conversation.  Yet anyone with half a brain seeing
> a row full of blue hats would realize what has happened and shout
> blue.

If this behavior of "anyone with half a brain" is based on exposure to
your argument, why hasn't the adversary been exposed to your argument?

If this behavior is based on human nature or natural reason, why would
the adversary be unaware of it?

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