From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   oldernow  writes:   
      
   > On 2024-06-02, Richmond  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I've decided to silently smile in the face of social "solutions"   
   >>> that ignore the fundamental role of people behaving   
   >>> self-centric-ally, because those unable to see it *are* it, so of   
   >>> *course* they can't see it any more than the eye can see itself sans   
   >>> a mirror.   
   >>>   
   >>> There's no fix for that but to fix that.   
   >>>   
   >>> Find the mirror that leads you to seeing what really needs fixing.   
   >>   
   >> What about game theory?   
   >   
   > Beats me. What is it?   
      
   The theory which says among other things that in some situations   
   everyone is better off if they co-operate than if they act in their own   
   interests. It was popularised in the film 'Beautiful Mind' about John   
   Nash, although I don't think the scene described there ever took place.   
      
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