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It’s why we have trolls! In all fairness, that behavior results from a \u003Cem>combination\u003C/em> of no accountability plus anonymity. It’s the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/3/19/\">GIFT\u003C/a> that keeps on giving.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>That said, this is also a principle that \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory\">economic game theory\u003C/a> proves. When given the option to be honest or to cheat (say, with investments) most people will cheat their clients, because the reward from cheating almost always outweighs the costs. \u003Cem>In the short term.\u003C/em>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Now, this is true 100% of the time when the game is played in a single round. When you add multiple rounds to this game, the person who \u003Cem>will\u003C/em> defect won’t do so until the last round.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>So, in an infinite game, the defecting player won’t act against your self-interest until the end. Except there is no end! 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