Is this statement true?

Originally posted by Stackoffski
The statement:

if GTO is unexploitable, than exploitative is exploitable.

I think it's true, in theory.

Yes, it's true. GTO/equilibrium strategy is one that cannot be exploited and that neither player wants to deviate from, because it would make them worse off. If you deviate from the equilibrium, you can be exploited (and of course the player taking advantage of this could be exploited, and so on).

Yeah, makes total sense. GTO is unexploitable by design—it’s like the baseline strategy nobody can crack. But when you play exploitative, you're tweaking your game to counter specific tendencies in opponents. That leaves gaps in your own strategy, which others can exploit if they catch on. So yeah, in theory, exploitative is exploitable—it’s the trade-off for trying to exploit others.