Truth 36. Break free from the prisoner's dilemma
You and an accomplice are arrested for robbing a bank and are held in separate cells. You can't talk to one another. You have hidden the loot, so the prosecutor doesn't have enough to put either of you away. He offers each of you an attractive deal: Turn on your accomplice, and you will go free (and be able to grab all the loot for yourself). If you remain silent and your accomplice rats you out, however, you will get ten years. If you both remain silent, however, you will both go free (and split the loot). You can't talk to one another. Should you betray your accomplice?
This is the prisoner's dilemma. If you can't trust your accomplice not to sing, the best course for both of you individually ...
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