Friday, October 19, 2018

[yzdyxhao] Zero-sum luxuries

To what extent can each of the luxuries you enjoy in your life be attributed to being on the positive side of a zero-sum game?  Identify those zero-sum games.

Inspiration: a small number of nuclear armed states might be enough for them to force everyone else to remain not nuclear.  Being nuclear-armed gives you leverage in international diplomacy.  Who gets to be the nuclear-armed states and enjoy its spoils?  This is a zero-sum game.  (Not sure if the analysis of this particular example is correct: Neither India nor Pakistan seem to be enjoying very many international spoils.)

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