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{{comic | number = 6128 | date = August 28, 2021 | title = rationalist | image = 1630165441-20210828.png | votey = 163016548320210828after.png | titletext = Absolutely locking up the rationalist-theory-of-war/comics crossover audience today. }} ==Explanation== {{incomplete}} ==Transcript== {{Computertranscript}} :[Describe panel here] :Star wars doesn't make any sense. :Because of the magical space-wizardsp :No! The geopolitical theory! :Under a rationalist framework of international relations, we can model pre-war and war as bargaining. War occurs when a bargain can't be struck due to incomplete information. :Because war itself carries a cost, rationally if you have enough information to predict war's outcome, you should simply accept the final terms instead of paying the price of :Warfighting. :See fearon 1995! :But the empire and the rebellion both have clairvoyant powers! They should instantly assess the outcome based on jedi-dreams and ancient prophecy, then skip the war part altogether. :Game theory can accommodate magical space wizards just fine, but the idea that you would have secret access to the future and not use it to narrow the bargaining phase of war is insane. :What if the villains who dress in creepy robes and kill people with laser-swords are not acting based on 100% rationality? :Who would want to watch that? :t :smbc-comics.com ==Votey Transcript== {{Computertranscript}} :[Describe panel here] :(i'm available to write the star wars tv show entirely about ongoing galactic senate negotiations) {{comic discussion}} [[Category:Comics featuring the snow kids]][[Category:Comics tagged kids]]
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