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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · Jul 5

A quick #intro for the lovely people here on Bluesky... nice to meet you!

listen here: pod.link/1810797958 (easy listening)
read here: nonzerosum.games (more posts, pics and sims)

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8h

From my experience the big issue with small government is that it necessarily outsources governing to special interests (via privatisation).

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8h

omg, how did you know..?

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 18h

I'm always trying to picture the ideal society. To do this is to balance the freedoms we're willing to forego in order to provide rights we determine to be essential.

This episode explores a new way of looking at Rights & Liberties, helping us parse the rhetoric of "big" and "small" government.

Rights & Liberties—are opposites

Podcast Episode · Non-Zero-Sum James · 02/10/2025 · 9m

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 2d

The University system doesn't have a left-wing bias, it has a 'open-mindedness to truth' bias, which it shares with left-wing politics. #Politics #Left #Right #TheSystem

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 3d

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 4d

"Not easy" is sort of the defining characteristic of coordination problems :)

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 4d

Agreed, it's probably more of a downward spiral situation.

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 4d

Strange, my experience was the exact opposite, it was the smart kids who were excluded and laughed at throughout school. The hostility seems to me just a continuation of a pattern that started young.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 7d

"This feels like if the oatmeal.com was a .org/.edu domain and it’s wonderful" #HighPraise #Thanks #Comments #Feedback

NON-ZERO-SUM GAMES

~ a world-help site ~

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 7d

I want to solve problems in the world, but many issues seem intractable because they require coordination, like pins in a lock.

Understanding coordination is necessary for issues like climate change and inequality.

'Unlocking Solutions' deals with coordination problems and how to solve them.

UNLOCKING SOLUTIONS

Exploring coordination problems and their solutions

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8d

A beautiful soul.

LemonadeJoe @lemonadejoey.bsky.social · 8d

R.I.P. Jane Goodall
We’ve lost a true treasure.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8d

Can you provide a clue or a limitation? It seems like there are lots of rules you could use to mark these as different groups, like the little white or black dots could determine the group, but that doesn’t seem like it has the requisite level of complexity to qualify.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we just planned our society so that the objective was enjoyment. Thanks!

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 8d

I must read it, I received it secondhand via Rutger Bregman, would be great to read it straight from the source.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 13d

I care about poverty, mainly alleviating it..

When I discovered this one piece of research it changed my whole approach to understanding poverty.

"Why People in Poverty make Poor Decisions" explores this research which points to a simple solution. Listen or read at:

nonzerosum.games/poverty.html

WHY POOR PEOPLE MAKE POOR DECISIONS

A case for giving more money to those who are bad with money.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks, it has been a confirmation for me of the value of regular output :) I'm very happy to have you on board!

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 13d

Why am I doing this? Simon Sinek says that all good stories start with "Why" so... I had a go at starting with "Why", and it changed the way I think about #fairness and #progress.

#PersonalDevelopment #SelfHelp #Values #Ethics #WellBeing #Humanity #Collective #Individual #nonzero

FAIRNESS & PROGRESS

Exploring the relationship between fairness and progress, emphasizing non-zero-sum games as a means to enhance human well-being and collective growth.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

Or “the greedy” as that’s the one common trait among them all.

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

That’s why I support Gary advocating for greater communication. That’s where I see the left lacking—there’s an unwillingness to either stand up for our values or, if we do, to do it in “enemy territory” rather than within friendly echo chambers. (I appreciate the irony of saying this on Bluesky).

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

Fukuyama is echoing a centrist anti-identity politics trend (Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson) that sounded well founded, but ultimately played into the hands of right wing populists (by shifting those in the centre to the right via dismissiveness of “woke” ideology). We need to communicate not dismiss.

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

Kamala’s not left? Now who’s making divisions? (Even within the left). I don’t have a problem with the variety of viewpoints on the left, there is a place for identity politics to undo the historical baggage of a past defined by identity.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

Have you read Rutger Bregman? His 'Humankind' in particular disabused me of many such false beliefs.

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

@garyseconomics.bsky.social with our very own Chlöe Swarbrick! #economics #greens #wealthtax

The first politician on Gary's Economics

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

Couldn’t agree more.

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 11d

So true.