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The Two Big Games

11 pointsby jger156 months ago

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qznc6 months ago
The terms "outcome game" and "consensus game" feel useful for discussing meeting behavior.
Supermancho6 months ago
&gt; People good at consensus games resent that, and want to cut capitalism to prevent it.<p>I&#x27;m not sure what &quot;cut capitalism&quot; means in this context. It feels like an out-of-place statement, ascribing some sort of intent beyond the framed meta.<p>Consensus seekers like to maximize their personal benefits, which is capitalism of a different kind. Consensus, even in this situation, doesn&#x27;t always result in a different decision than what the outcome seekers are after. When there&#x27;s alignment, everyone wins (in a sort of Nash equilibrium). This is what makes meetings so useful. The momentum is always toward the maxima.