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Sports aren’t zero-sum. When two teams play each other, they’re both enriched whether they win or lose. They both get practice, they both make money. If it’s z
by travisjungroth 7y ago
Sports aren’t zero-sum. When two teams play each other, they’re both enriched whether they win or lose. They both get practice, they both make money.
If it’s zero-sum, how can a team with a losing record continue to operate indefinitely?
- jerrre 7y agoI think this depends if you view a game or league purely as a compition (per definition if one team wins, another one has to lose), or as a "brand": very exciting games can increase the popularity of a league/sport, increasing revenue/attention even for the losing team. I think most sports fans only look at the first part.
- travisjungroth 7y agoHow can you have fans in a zero-sum game? Teams A and B play each other, and everything gained by A is lost by B and vice versa. A zero-sum game. But somehow we have a fan X. But why are they interested? It seems like some extra value is created by the interaction of A and B (entertainment). This means it’s not a zero-sum game. It’s not some games that increase the popularity of a sport. It’s all games. A lot more people show up to a stadium on game day than an off day.