Come to think of it negative sum isn’t quite the right phrase. Rational agents do all sorts of things in negative sum contexts. They do, for example, pay protection money to the thieves guild. Even though robbing someone is negative sum. It isn’t the sum that needs to be negative. The payoff to the other guy must be negative AND the payoff to yourself must be negative.
The second ‘negative sum’ seems redundant...
Are you claiming that 100% of negative sum interactions are negative sum?! 1 is not a probability! …just kidding. I meant ‘improbable or not’.
Come to think of it negative sum isn’t quite the right phrase. Rational agents do all sorts of things in negative sum contexts. They do, for example, pay protection money to the thieves guild. Even though robbing someone is negative sum. It isn’t the sum that needs to be negative. The payoff to the other guy must be negative AND the payoff to yourself must be negative.
That’s true. Negative expected value is what I really mean. I’m too lazy to edit it though.