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> You don't get to sweep many zero-aspects of life that are zero-sum, by calling it a fallacy, under the rug. Declaring life as a zero-sum game doesn't make it
by abetusk 3y ago
> You don't get to sweep many zero-aspects of life that are zero-sum, by calling it a fallacy, under the rug.
Declaring life as a zero-sum game doesn't make it so.
I didn't just declare life as a positive sum game, I gave some basic counter examples to your claim that life is a zero sum game.
> Many scenarios in life are game-theoretical with tradeoffs, where deviation from the greater sum results in higher rewards for individual actors ...
This is a separate phenomena. It sounds like you're alluding to the Prisoner's Dilemma problem [0]. Notably, many formulations of the Prisoner's Dilemma problem are not zero-sum [1].
I never said game theoretic ideas don't apply nor did I claim that individual rewards could inhibit global reward, I specifically addressed your claim about it being zero sum.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma
[1] http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/PRISDIL.html http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/PRISDIL.html