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I might venture to say it's negative sum, because the need to advertise in order to compete diverts resources away from positive sum activities (R&D).
by nitrogen 10y ago
I might venture to say it's negative sum, because the need to advertise in order to compete diverts resources away from positive sum activities (R&D).
- solipsism 10y ago"zero sum" doesn't mean "zero net benefit". It's about competition, not utility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game
- nitrogen 10y agoI know, I'm saying that one company'd ad spend negates their competitor's, and vice versa, so the more everyone spends, the more everyone loses. That is non-zero-sum, in the negative direction.