▲ 1597 ▼ Don't be fooled (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by yesman@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 230 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] huppakee@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In a perfect world you can do both because a society has a very wide range of sources of income, but in the end it actually is a zero sum game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago* This Particularly about the misunderstandings section. politics and macroeconomics are not zero-sum games, however, because they do not constitute conserved systems Or if you don't like Wikipedia, here's an economics website: This In a non-zero-sum game, it is possible for two parties to both benefit from a decision. It also lists examples for each. Zero sum games are often misunderstood and used as a vehicle of misinformation to perpetuate the lie that if you do one desirable thing, you lose the status quo. Therefore, looking after the young and looking after the old is a non-zero sum game because you can literally do both. My best example is Australia; we have aged care and child care, with plenty of room for subsidising mining corporations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago* This Particularly about the misunderstandings section. politics and macroeconomics are not zero-sum games, however, because they do not constitute conserved systems Or if you don't like Wikipedia, here's an economics website: This In a non-zero-sum game, it is possible for two parties to both benefit from a decision. It also lists examples for each. Zero sum games are often misunderstood and used as a vehicle of misinformation to perpetuate the lie that if you do one desirable thing, you lose the status quo. Therefore, looking after the young and looking after the old is a non-zero sum game because you can literally do both. My best example is Australia; we have aged care and child care, with plenty of room for subsidising mining corporations. permalink fedilink source parent