Re: Socialism vs. Capitalism (was Re: How do you calm down the hot-heads?)

From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Sep 12 2003 - 10:50:11 MDT

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    alexboko wrote:

    >...
    > That being said, the collectivist side in *this* particular thread may
    > do well to read up on game theory. You will never convince anybody who
    > doesn't agree with you to begin with if you proceed on the demonstrably
    > false assumption that everything is a zero sum game.
    >
    How about:
    "Everything that's theoretically tractible is reframeable into a
    zero-sum game." (N.B.: This can involve combining the participants
    into a team playing against "the rules of the universe" or some such.)

    The last time I encountered game theory, I think that was considered a
    true statement. And, of course, there are many positive and negative
    sum games that are not theoretically tractible. The prisoner's dilemma
    is probably the classic simple one. And it can be framed as either a
    positive or a negative sum game (though not all can).
    ... 

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