9 min

4. The Good Place & The Prisoner's Dilemma StoryBall

    • Philosophy

Satre said hell is other people, but what if it's clam chowder and three-hour spoken-word jazz operas by a guy named Sebastian? What strategy could a bad-place dirtbag use to get to the Good Place? In this episode, we look at episodes 2 and 3 of the second season of the Good Place ("Dance Dance Resolution" & "Team Cockroach") and Eleanor's shrewd maneuvers. Beware: Spoilers for the Good Place! Son of a bench. 
Show notes:
The Art of Strategy, by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff
Why Superman Doesn’t Take Over the World: What Superheroes Can Tell Us About Economics, J. Brian O’Roark
Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction, by Morton Davis

Satre said hell is other people, but what if it's clam chowder and three-hour spoken-word jazz operas by a guy named Sebastian? What strategy could a bad-place dirtbag use to get to the Good Place? In this episode, we look at episodes 2 and 3 of the second season of the Good Place ("Dance Dance Resolution" & "Team Cockroach") and Eleanor's shrewd maneuvers. Beware: Spoilers for the Good Place! Son of a bench. 
Show notes:
The Art of Strategy, by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff
Why Superman Doesn’t Take Over the World: What Superheroes Can Tell Us About Economics, J. Brian O’Roark
Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction, by Morton Davis

9 min