#zerosum — Public Fediverse posts

A couple of people mentioned that the 'Capitalism ~ a Zero-Sum Game?' episode was a bit dense and difficult to take in, so I've relaxed the edit a little and added some clarifications. #Capitalism #Mercantilism #Socialism #Economics #Economy #Society #WallStreet #ZeroSum #NonZeroSum

Capitalism ~ a Zero-Sum Game?

🤼 To understand America today, study the zero-sum mindset, writes Stefanie Stantcheva

Young people and city-dwellers are among those most likely to see one group’s gain as another’s loss

(great insight into political psychology!)

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/07/07/to-understand-america-today-study-the-zero-sum-mindset-writes-stefanie-stantcheva

🆓 https://archive.ph/fW8sW

#politics #uspol #psychology #socialscience #politicalscience #usa #polarization #zerosum #economics #demographics

Great article which explains a lot of the division we see today. Long article, but definitely worth reading. Bookmark the link if you don't have time now, and let me know what you think.

"zero-sum thinking — the belief that life is a battle over finite rewards where gains for one mean losses for another."

“The reversion to zero-sum thinking now is in some ways a backlash against the positive-sum thinking of the post-Cold War era — the idea that globalization could lift all boats, that the U.S. could draft an international order in which nearly everyone could participate and become a responsible stakeholder,”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/asia/trump-zero-sum-world.html

#politics #USpolitics #political #zerosum

“And did you ever really find
When you closed your eyes
Any place that was still
And at peace?
And I guess I just wanted to tell you
As the light starts to fade
That you are the reason
That I am not afraid
And I guess I just wanted to mention
As the heavens will fall
We will be together soon, if we
Will be anything at all

Shame on us, doomed from the start
May god have mercy on our dirty little hearts”

https://youtu.be/YV2HDb6TD0c

#Music #NineInchNails #ZeroSum

@HamonWry

Much of Trump's failure to display any understanding of economics can be seen as the logical consequence of him believing that trade, economics, "deals" are a zero-sum game. It explains many of his actions.

For him to "win", the "other side" has to lose. There's no such thing as a transaction that both sides benefit from. So he hires a contractor, but then stiffs them on some or all of their invoices. etc, etc.

I actually think that he believes *everything* is a zero-sum game, not just commerce. It's a very pouty-5-year-old way of looking at the world.

#pout #DJT #deal #commerce #transaction #ZeroSumGame #ZeroSum

@HamonWry

Much of Trump's failure to display any understanding of economics can be seen as the logical consequence of him believing that trade, economics, "deals" are a zero-sum game. It explains many of his actions.

For him to "win", the "other side" has to lose. There's no such thing as a transaction that both sides benefit from. So he hires a contractor, but then stiffs them on some or all of their invoices. etc, etc.

I actually think that he believes *everything* is a zero-sum game, not just commerce. It's a very pouty-5-year-old way of looking at the world.

#pout #DJT #deal #commerce #transaction #ZeroSumGame #ZeroSum

@HamonWry

Much of Trump's failure to display any understanding of economics can be seen as the logical consequence of him believing that trade, economics, "deals" are a zero-sum game. It explains many of his actions.

For him to "win", the "other side" has to lose. There's no such thing as a transaction that both sides benefit from. So he hires a contractor, but then stiffs them on some or all of their invoices. etc, etc.

I actually think that he believes *everything* is a zero-sum game, not just commerce. It's a very pouty-5-year-old way of looking at the world.

#pout #DJT #deal #commerce #transaction #ZeroSumGame #ZeroSum

@HamonWry

Much of Trump's failure to display any understanding of economics can be seen as the logical consequence of him believing that trade, economics, "deals" are a zero-sum game. It explains many of his actions.

For him to "win", the "other side" has to lose. There's no such thing as a transaction that both sides benefit from. So he hires a contractor, but then stiffs them on some or all of their invoices. etc, etc.

I actually think that he believes *everything* is a zero-sum game, not just commerce. It's a very pouty-5-year-old way of looking at the world.

#pout #DJT #deal #commerce #transaction #ZeroSumGame #ZeroSum

@HamonWry

Much of Trump's failure to display any understanding of economics can be seen as the logical consequence of him believing that trade, economics, "deals" are a zero-sum game. It explains many of his actions.

For him to "win", the "other side" has to lose. There's no such thing as a transaction that both sides benefit from. So he hires a contractor, but then stiffs them on some or all of their invoices. etc, etc.

I actually think that he believes *everything* is a zero-sum game, not just commerce. It's a very pouty-5-year-old way of looking at the world.

#pout #DJT #deal #commerce #transaction #ZeroSumGame #ZeroSum

Here’s what Silicon Valley won’t tell you:
true innovation doesn’t come from breaking the rules in a zero-sum game — 
it comes from breaking free of the #zerosum game entirely.

Build something small. Own it completely. Scale it thoughtfully.

That’s how you win without cheating.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-cant-win-in-tech-unless-you-cheat/

With apologies to the original poster. Who has dropped off the scroll.

The stupid red shiny car put me right off reading the link quickly enough.

Fucked up versions of success are mentioned but the concepts are great.

#opensource #techbros #siliconValey #success #steadystate

Here’s what Silicon Valley won’t tell you:
true innovation doesn’t come from breaking the rules in a zero-sum game — 
it comes from breaking free of the #zerosum game entirely.

Build something small. Own it completely. Scale it thoughtfully.

That’s how you win without cheating.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-cant-win-in-tech-unless-you-cheat/

With apologies to the original poster. Who has dropped off the scroll.

The stupid red shiny car put me right off reading the link quickly enough.

Fucked up versions of success are mentioned but the concepts are great.

#opensource #techbros #siliconValey #success #steadystate

Here’s what Silicon Valley won’t tell you:
true innovation doesn’t come from breaking the rules in a zero-sum game — 
it comes from breaking free of the #zerosum game entirely.

Build something small. Own it completely. Scale it thoughtfully.

That’s how you win without cheating.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-cant-win-in-tech-unless-you-cheat/

With apologies to the original poster. Who has dropped off the scroll.

The stupid red shiny car put me right off reading the link quickly enough.

Fucked up versions of success are mentioned but the concepts are great.

#opensource #techbros #siliconValey #success #steadystate

Here’s what Silicon Valley won’t tell you:
true innovation doesn’t come from breaking the rules in a zero-sum game — 
it comes from breaking free of the #zerosum game entirely.

Build something small. Own it completely. Scale it thoughtfully.

That’s how you win without cheating.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-cant-win-in-tech-unless-you-cheat/

With apologies to the original poster. Who has dropped off the scroll.

The stupid red shiny car put me right off reading the link quickly enough.

Fucked up versions of success are mentioned but the concepts are great.

#opensource #techbros #siliconValey #success #steadystate

Here’s what Silicon Valley won’t tell you:
true innovation doesn’t come from breaking the rules in a zero-sum game — 
it comes from breaking free of the #zerosum game entirely.

Build something small. Own it completely. Scale it thoughtfully.

That’s how you win without cheating.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-cant-win-in-tech-unless-you-cheat/

With apologies to the original poster. Who has dropped off the scroll.

The stupid red shiny car put me right off reading the link quickly enough.

Fucked up versions of success are mentioned but the concepts are great.

#opensource #techbros #siliconValey #success #steadystate

https://www.wacoca.com/videos/2224548/voice-actor/ 【恋愛漫画】【寺島 惇太／坂田 将吾／前野 智昭】3タイプのイケメンに翻弄される!? クールな竜騎士、犬系王弟、ミステリアスな外交官『竜騎士のお気に入り』キャラセリフ集♡【ボイスコミック/ゼロサム】 #PV #Vlog #VoiceActor #ZeroSum #アニメ #アニメ化 #クールな竜騎士犬系王弟ミステリアスな外交官竜騎士のお気に入りキャラセリフ集ボイスコミックゼロサム #ゼロサム #ぜろすむ #ボイコミ #ボイスコミック #マンガ #一迅社 #作品紹介 #前野智昭 #声優 #将吾前野 #恋愛漫画寺島 #惇太坂田 #智昭3タイプのイケメンに翻弄される #漫画 #漫画動画 #男性声優

#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success

#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success

#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success

#LetterOfTheWeek
🇸🇬Forum: Re-examine #nationalpolicies to broaden definitions of #success
"students sitting national #exams at Pri, Sec, & JC levels, r graded on a #zerosum #bellcurve sys.. Even #carownership involves competition thru #COE #bidding.. These policies foster an #individualistic #culture where people r reluctant to help one another.. For decades, #materialism has been ingrained in #Singaporeans.. We need to re-examine our policies to enable tis #paradigmshift"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-re-examine-national-policies-to-broaden-definitions-of-success

#LetterOfTheWeek
We can modify our #mefirst #mindset by not rushing for every freebie
"the “every man for himself” mindset was quintessential of post-war #Singapore.. But as our nation matures, we can afford to move to e next level where success is not measured merely in material terms.. “we can afford to leave behind some #habits bred in times of scarcity to embrace a #culture of #sufficiency ”.. Aft all, life is not a #zerosum game & v often, #sharedjoy is a double joy"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/letter-of-the-week-we-can-modify-our-me-first-mindset-by-not-rushing-for-every-freebie

#Billionaires not Happy 🤣

Inside Legal Battle to Recut Trump Movie The #Apprentice

Why #Billionaire Investor #DanSnyder Is Furious🤬 With Ex-President’s Portrayal 🤣

Despite its title, “The Apprentice” doesn’t chronicle #Trump’s years as the star of the hit #NBC reality show that catapulted him into the #OvalOffice

“The film delves into a profound exploration of the ascent of an American dynasty. It meticulously charts the genesis of a #ZeroSum culture, one that accentuates the dichotomy between winners and losers, the dynamics between the mighty and the vulnerable, and the intricate psychology of persona”

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/donald-trump-movie-the-apprentice-dan-snyder-feud-1236010060/

But isn't that a very 19th century assessment?

We now recognise that with so many billions on the planet, we are fast running out of materials and will if everyone is to live consuming as much as the richest half of the planet does?

Will developing technology really outpace population growth?

#politics #economics #zerosum #poverty #wealth

I read:

Though the supply of some raw materials is limited, technological improvements are constantly increasing the productivity, distribution, and quality of the goods produced from these materials. These changes make virtually everyone better off. Thus, most economic activity cannot be called zero-sum games.

#politics #economics #zerosum #poverty #wealth

My thoughts in my reply.

In geopolitics, the world is now epic fail, and that's worse than zero-sum.

Shiro Armstrong and Danny Quah. 2023. "Economics for the Global Economic Order: The Tragedy of Epic Fail Equilibria" (Oct) https://dannyquah.github.io/In-progress#economics-global-order

#ThirdNations #EpicFail #ZeroSum #GreatPowerRivalry

In geopolitics, the world is now epic fail, and that's worse than zero-sum.

Shiro Armstrong and Danny Quah. 2023. "Economics for the Global Economic Order: The Tragedy of Epic Fail Equilibria" (Oct) https://dannyquah.github.io/In-progress#economics-global-order

#ThirdNations #EpicFail #ZeroSum #GreatPowerRivalry

#ZeroSum Thinking and the Roots of #US. #Political Divides
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/09/zero-sum-thinking-and-the-roots-of-u-s-political-divides-2.html?amp;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zero-sum-thinking-and-the-roots-of-u-s-political-divides-2

@lauren

I'd be fine with the cage match, if it was introduced with the foreboding voiceover "Two men enter. None leave alive."

#ZeroSum

#STARTREK #Logical #Thinking #25 - #ZeroSum #Bias

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ow-Rk1fx9w&ab_channel=CHDanhauser

#Trek #LogicalThinking #Philosophy #Spock #Enterprise #TAS #StarTrekTAS #TheAnimatedSeries

Let Go of the #ZeroSum Fallacy and Enjoy Others' Good Fortune https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2023/cardenzerosum.html
"… people live on real income, not on income shares. With respect to the ability to get the necessaries—food, clothing, and our daily bread—it is better to have a small fraction of a large sum than a large fraction of a small sum."
#envy #economics

"The pie of pride is also finite: only 1 percent of people can be in the top 1 percent on any given metric." -- Stuart Russell, Human Compatible
😝😜
Of course I immediately posted this on LinkedIn ("the EGO network")
#ego #zerosum #artificialintelligence #AI

I liked the #GameTheory principles discussed in the video that reinforce the need for #collaboration as part of success in the business world:

- Avoid the #ZeroSum game thinking for the benefit of #cooperation by looking for options where both parties to win!

-When you find yourself in a Zero-sum game kind of #negotiation, you should adopt a #MimimaxStrategy to minimize your maximum #loss (makes sense?)

https://www.designative.info/2023/02/10/watch-3-game-theory-tactics-explained-from-big-think/

#DesignStrategy #BusinessStrategy #DecisionMaking #Teamwork

And this ignores the huge indirect cost that this had to ripping apart communities.

It increased homelessness visibility on the streets (feeding populist narratives).

But massively impacted young children because the prime set of households affected were (young) families with children and single moms.

The indirect cost in form of youth crime, poor (mental) health is likely huge. The economic burden of this #zerosum policy will linger for decades.

So yes, there was pointless #austerity.

„Yet rescuing the global order will require bolder American leadership that once again rejects the false promise of zero-sum thinking.“

Stark reminder that #ZeroSum is dangerous

See also: https://www.handelszeitung.ch/blogs/free-lunch/die-irrefuhrende-idee-vom-nullsummenspiel

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/01/12/the-destructive-new-logic-that-threatens-globalisation @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/01/12/the-destructive-new-logic-that-threatens-globalisation

“Shame on us
Doomed from the start
May god have mercy on our dirty little hearts”
#music #NineInchNails #ZeroSum

https://youtu.be/YV2HDb6TD0c

@haverholm @aral Those 3 clicks (and deceptive search results if you don't repeatedly accomplish those steps correctly each time Firefox "upgrades" the #UX) steal time and $ from people least able to afford it (least savvy users).

Have you tried to turn off search suggestions entirely, and just get address bar? I found it impossible.

The harm? society, democracy, human rights, even capitalism. #ZeroSum mindset destroys everything.

#LibreWolf anyone?