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April 14, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Contagion of Selfishness in Networked Populations Under Frame Uncertainty

The Contagion of Selfishness Under Frame Uncertainty: A Bateson Game Approach to Cooperation Collapse in Networked Populations

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KFKevin Fathi

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Overview

Theory paper analyzes the impact of frame uncertainty on cooperation collapse in networked populations, suggesting new mechanisms for understanding selfish behavior.

Key Points

  • The paper examines how frame uncertainty contributes to the spread of selfish behavior in networked populations and leads to cooperation collapse.
  • Implemented a Network Bateson Game model on finite connected graphs.
  • Studied the interaction between sender-receiver dynamics and frame uncertainty.
  • Analyzed key theorems regarding cooperation collapse, contagion radius, and belief-behavior divergence in detail.
  • Cooperation collapses faster than expected under Bateson dynamics, verified through induction.
  • Derived specific time bounds for frame-infection spread based on network distance.
  • Identified that sender dynamics lower the credibility of cooperation, reinforcing selfish behavior.

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Kevin Fathi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ddd975e195c95cdefd6bf0https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19522412
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