“So we’re gonna take the beginning of this song. And do it easy. Then we’re gonna do the finish rough.” Proud Mary performed by Tina Turner
Tech Support Humor: Easy and Rough
Screw the Outsider: Self-Serving Zero Sum Games
Perhaps on a macro-level, non-zero sum games ala Robert Wright, are the way of the world. Perhaps, in total, non-zero is the winning sum.
But “screw the outsider,” a decidedly self-serving, zero-sum proposition, is played out on the micro-level in the lives of individuals daily. Scapegoats and whipping boys are the results of zero-sum games like “screw the outsider.”
As @TalesfromthHood explained in his post describing this behaviour,
We all encounter it, all experience the brunt of it, and we all – at times – even benefit from it.
Val Booth is a South Florida web strategist passionate about using online services to start, promote and grow business.
Politically Correct: Speak No Evil… Not Even at TED
Speak No Evil. Photo by Amber Ximena Neal.
I value respect and kindness. The well-defined social rules of engagement provide structure and everyone “knows how to behave.” Admittedly, a thoughtful choice of words can smote the flames of a heated argument. A series of thoughtful word choices will Read More »