What is a zero-sum game?
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Zero sum is essentially when only one person wins and gets everything as opposed to a win-win scenario where each party wins something of value. It’s typically used as a ruse in the political arena to convince people that if you give to ‘cause a’ there is nothing left to give to ‘cause b’. Ie. if you fund Medicare there’s nothing left for social security when in fact this is untrue and funding either effects neither. When in fact funding one thing does not necessitate the taking from something else. It’s super common and used a lot in politics to muddy the waters. It’s also used emotionally. Ie. If you love 1 child ‘x amount’ that leaves nothing for other children. When in fact love is boundless. In gaming it denotes a play format in which one player takes everything such as in a poker match where there is only one winner.
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