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I'm not sure I would consider human prosperity a zero-sum game. Rather than military conquest, it seems the world powers are vying to own the technological wal

• presscast 8y ago
  >I'm not sure I would consider human prosperity a zero-sum game. You're assuming that "human prosperity" is the game being played, as opposed to "national power", which very much is zero-sum.
  • forapurpose 8y ago
    > You're assuming that "human prosperity" is the game being played, as opposed to "national power", which very much is zero-sum. Nationalism is a choice, one embraced by the current U.S. administration (and others), but it's not the norm: Since WWII the U.S. has been the leading supporter of internationalism.
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