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Comment by piva00

6 years ago

The same system is used in most of Scandinavia, the union-government-employer tripod where the government acts as a facilitator and the union and employers negotiate a collective agreement.

I read a study on international power polarities, and they noted that truly independent tripolar was among the most stable configurations from a game theory perspective.

Broadly summarizing, the potential for the remaining tie-breaker to defect to either side tends to keep participants honest, even if they're bitterly opposed.

  • After thousands of online games of RISK, I concur.

    Often you find yourself in a situation where nobody can win, but anyone can choose who wins if they commit to losing.

    Unfortunately, it's rare all three participants realize the situation.

  • Any chance you have the link to the study? That sounds really interesting. Maybe even worth a post of its own on HN?