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Relative standing between individuals is zero sum.

• turtledove 5y ago
  Thankfully, no one living today exists in systems of two individuals. We all live in complex societies with multiple systems that can, and do, move beyond just zero sum addition.
  • endisneigh 5y ago
    Even in a complex society relative standing is still zero-sum.
    • kwhitefoot 5y ago
      Only if you have perfect information. And for the people for whom equality of opportunity really matters the standing of those near the top is, at least at the start, unassailable.
      • endisneigh 5y ago
        It has nothing to do with information, it's simply logic. You have a line of 5 people waiting for a cashier. There's no magic. Moving someone else to the front will result in someone else having to wait. Zero sum.