#game-theory #evolution Created at 050223 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought Last modified date: 2023-02-05 Commit: 0 # Related - [[Philosophy/Humans/War is a negative sum game]] - [[Mathematic/Game Theory/Zero Sum Game]] - [[Mathematic/Game Theory/Negative sum game]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Zero-sum thinking is a relic of our evolutionary history >Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: >Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; >Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; >Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; >Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; >Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; >Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do. >~ [[Cicero]] Zero-sum thinking is a relic of our evolutionary history, it is nowadays one of the biggest bottlenecks of humanity, deeply rooted in our [[Monkey Brain]]. >Bob and Ann can accomplish this by trading. At a “one for one” price, Bob can produce 120 hors d’oeuvres, and trade 60 of them for 60 ounces of vegetables. This is better than producing the vegetables himself, which netted him only 40 of each. Similarly, Ann produces 120 ounces of vegetables, and trades 60 of them for 60 hors d’oeuvres. This trading makes them both better off. >~ [[R. Preston McAfee - Introduction to Economic Analysis]]