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When people say the phrase "Don't hate the player, hate the game", it removes responsibility from the player (lemmy.world)

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I'm talking in the context of the "capitalist rules". If you say the aforementioned sentence, you remove the responsibility of the player by dismissing the fact that the winner makes the rules.

PS: Doesn't work for every context: if the player aims to change the rules because he doesn't like them, he might see winning as a way to change them. "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" I guess...

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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Clearly these people are unfamiliar with the prisoner's dilemma.

[-] Jeknilah@monero.town 8 points 9 months ago

And what do you know about Nash Equilibriums?

[-] Mango@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

After reading the Wikipedia page, absolutely nothing. It doesn't seem to be a thing that actually applies anywhere.

[-] Jeknilah@monero.town 5 points 9 months ago

I don't know what to say. It's taught in a typical American economics class nowadays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXI-zPcDIM

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[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

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