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If it's a game, then clearly a winning strategy for the poor people is to steal / seize / obtain the resources from the rich people by any means available? See
by photochemsyn 4y ago
If it's a game, then clearly a winning strategy for the poor people is to steal / seize / obtain the resources from the rich people by any means available? Seems quite actionable, if perhaps socially destabilizing. War is a game, revolution is a game, bank robbery is a game?
Perhaps, however, there's something fundamentally problematic with this 'life is a game' viewpoint? See Tom Cruise as 'A Player' in Tropic Thunder, that at least was meant as satire:
https://youtu.be/Omgf9WuGwq8 https://youtu.be/Omgf9WuGwq8
- phkahler 4y agoIt's not a game that you win or lose. It's a classic arcade game - meant to last a variable but finite time. Score is only a rough metric. It's all about mastery along the way.
- zeroonetwothree 4y agoThere’s a reason we evolved a fairly consistent set of ethics. Crime actually isn’t a great strategy. It’s too easy to detect and punish. Now there are more subtle forms of ‘cheating’ that do work well but they require some modicum of success first. You can’t bribe the local government to favor your business if you don’t have one in the first place.