Looks like game theory interaction strategies presented with a bit of color: Stupid = Spite (lose / lose); Helpless = Altruism (lose / win); Bandit = Selfish

Looks like game theory interaction strategies presented with a bit of color: Stupid = Spite (lose / lose); Helpless = Altruism (lose / win); Bandit = Selfishness (win / lose); Intelligent = Cooperation (win / win) The OP "Laws": Everyone underestimates the number of spiteful individuals in circulation. The probability that a certain person be spiteful is independent of any other characteristic of that person. ... and so on through ... A spiteful person is more dangerous than a selfish person.