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But the only way to lose in the situations in the first paragraph is by just not doing anything! Literally show up and do something and you make everything bet
by swiley 7y ago
But the only way to lose in the situations in the first paragraph is by just not doing anything! Literally show up and do something and you make everything better for everyone including yourself!
- mannykannot 7y agoDating is not actually a zero-sum game either; the issue here is more about perceptions than things necessarily being so.
- lonelappde 7y agoIf you are heterosexual in a non 1:1 balanced environment, then romantic partners are a rivalrous good.
- mannykannot 7y agoSure, if the count is just of how many people are dating, but any such model grossly oversimplifies the complexity of human relationships - though, for the subset of people who approach dating with this mindset, it might be accurate. This could also be said for a number of other 'games' mentioned in the article.