I think you're misusing "zero-sum", or I think it's a useless term the way you're using it. Just because everything has costs and benefits doesn't mean the tota

I think you're misusing "zero-sum", or I think it's a useless term the way you're using it. Just because everything has costs and benefits doesn't mean the total is zero. If all numbers are equal, I guess everything is zero sum, but so what?