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A competition where one participant winning means the other loses; Jiang applies it to status.
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zero-sum game
A competition where one participant winning means the other loses; Jiang applies it to status.
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The money game persists because it gives short-term military and national advantages even though it destroys people and societies over the long term.
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"It's because you refuse to work, okay? So the game is set up so that we're focused on making money. Then the question then..."
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"...gives you huge advantages, okay? So think of... It's a zero -sum game. So think of an Olympic game where, okay, everyone's going and..."
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"The American Empire and how the American Empire changed this game, right? So what the American Empire will do is they will add U.S...."
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"...are. You understand? So status is what we call a zero -sum game. I win, you lose, okay? There can only be one winner...."
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"...want to be the ones in power. Power is a zero sum game. And therefore, when you have elite overproduction, they have to go..."
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"...the elite have many, many kids, the power is a zero sum game. It's a hierarchy. And so this leads to the idea of..."
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"...Okay? And this is a problem because power, it's a zero -sum game. Okay? Hierarchy is a zero -sum game. So only a few..."
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"...school it's a competition where you believe that it's a zero -sum game so for you to get ahead you need school over your..."
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"...important is that my kid does well because it's a zero sum game. If all the other kids in school do really well, but..."
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"...don't want money. They want status. And status is a zero -sum game. Okay? Money is infinite but status power is a zero -sum..."
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"...world, who all want to kill you, because it's a zero -sum game, okay? Own it, strong or survive. And so everywhere you go,..."
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"...thing that is not infinite, one thing that is a zero -sum game is the idea of status. And we are ingrained, sorry, the..."
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