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ぜんかい -- ゼンカイ
no longer yearning. what have we not done before?
"the world is really but the stage - create the most fulfilling play"
If you're a thief, master the art of thievery.
A psychotic mind leaves no room for regrets.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
The Prisoner's Dilemma under the Game Theory is classically defined as the following situation: Two suspects are arrested by the police. The police have insufficient evidence for a conviction, and, having separated both prisoners, visit each of them to offer the same deal. If one testifies (defects) for the prosecution against the other and the other remains silent, the betrayer goes free and the silent accomplice receives the full 10-year sentence. If both remain silent, both prisoners are sentenced to only six months in jail for a minor charge. If each betrays the other, each receives a five-year sentence. Each prisoner must choose to betray the other or to remain silent. Each one is assured that the other would not know about the betrayal before the end of the investigation. How should the prisoners act?
The movie I just caught portrays this scenario. Watching Batman - The Dark Knight might be considered really late for many, but it is too early for me to see the end of it. No doubt the storyline was overwhelmingly dark and intensifying, it ironically brought some light to some of the very basic human behavioural instincts we live by.
I used to tell my family I believe it is really a thin line between insanity and sanity. I mean, what do you define as insane? People often get "insane" and "irrational" mixed up. Somehow, modern society informally judges one's "sanity" by their ability to judge cognitively and rationalise. This, I feel, has become more of a standard that has been moderated instead of crediting the diversity in thought processes. That could partly explain why some exceedingly bright geniuses gets misunderstood as "weird" and "psychotic".
Thus, I could, somehow, mysteriously relate to the Joker; not his sadism, but his theories and his love for experiments. I agreed with what he said in the show, "(Insanity) is just like gravity, all you need is a little push". However, let's not let ourselves be influenced by the real-life controversies surrounding the actor's death and plight and overrate the Joker's character. Instead, we should see him as an abstract messenger from the story-tellers passing a simple message to the audience.
Indeed, the fragility of the human mind - our greatest weakness, as well as our greatest strength.
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