#zerosum — Public Fediverse posts
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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
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CW: USPol, economics
Dear Mr. #Trump,
The #tariffs you levied on Canada and Mexico, igniting an illegal trade war on a transparently thin #pretext, are stupid, but many people, including the Prime Minister of Canada, have already explained this, so I won't belabour the point.
However, your insistence that the USA's trade deficit with #Canada constitutes an unfair imposition or an economic attack on the USA is, to put it bluntly, particularly #dumb. A brief analogy will suffice to demonstrate this, even to a decrepit, declining midwit such as yourself.
Where do you buy your groceries? I realize you probably don't know, having never done it yourself. But ask your staff to tell you where they buy your groceries for you. While you're at it, ask them how much they cost, given that you have no idea what food costs the average person.
Figure that amount out for a full year. Your Iphone contains a #calculator app.
For example, let's say it comes out to $12,000.
At the end of the year, you have purchased $12,000 worth of #groceries from <store>. How much "stuff" have they purchased from you?
The answer there is probably $0.
So you've sent them $12k, and received $12k of goods. They've sent you no money, and received no goods from you.
This is a "#trade #deficit". Has the grocery store thus "attacked" you economically? Of course not. You both benefited, although I realize you think #economics - everything, really - is a zero-sum game.
See how #stupid you are?
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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.
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#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/