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...a. Effective cooperation overpowers and outcompetes everything else. It creates positive sum out of what was previously zero sum. A form of social alchemy. How does it do it? It moves in a dimension that is invisible within the zero-sum game....
When you're playing a different game it's a positive sum perspective. No one in the other game has to lose.
...nfinite games. Finite game within (zero sum), infinite game for the collective (positive sum). The energy of the inner finite game propels the momentum of the enclosing infinite game. Finite games that are run too hot will steal all the oxyge...
...the assumption that it's zero-sum. Radagasts stat from the assumption that it's positive sum.
Giving gratitude is positive sum. Some people see gratitude as zero sum. To them, if someone gives gratitude to the other person, that implies that the net value transfer is from the...
...deeply. Resonance is adjacent to harmony. What does it mean to be in a healthy, positive sum relationship with technology, both at the individual level and the society level?
...etter of the law. The spirit is about an infinite, a prosocial stance, trust, a positive sum, an ends. A focus on the letter of the law is about means, "if it's legal it's allowed"[ff] For example, consider someone being frustrated that a bil...
... is easy in abundance. In scarcity you naturally get less play. When things are positive sum (growing), you don't need to compete directly. When things are zero sum (not growing), then you need to compete ruthlessly to get an edge. Growth mak...
...tion. A non-red ocean is typically assumed to be "blue"--that is, wide open for positive sum discovery and value creation. But imagine you come across a vast, valuable looking ocean that is totally empty. It's tempting to think "wow, everyone...