The Game Reset: An Economist's Guide to Why Rational People Make It Worse for Everyone

Book 25 (milestone) in T. Rose's Qualogic Learning Reset series — a 12-page economist's guide to escaping the trap of rational choices that wreck everyone's outcome.

This guide covers game theory and the prisoner's dilemma — why individually rational choices can collectively backfire, and how to turn one-shot standoffs into cooperative repeated games.

Inside, you'll learn:

• The prisoner's dilemma origin story, dominant strategy, Nash equilibrium, and the tit-for-tat tournament result
• Where it plays out today — grounded in 2026 hyperscaler analysis showing combined AI capex guidance hit ~$725B, up 77% year over year, with monetization lagging spend
• How to escape the trap — turning one-shot interactions into repeated ones, building enforceable commitments, and starting cooperative then mirroring

Includes the 7-Day Game Reset action plan. Instant PDF download, 12 pages.