This is called “game denial”.
Yet the game is always on.
Examples of game denial: free immigration for all, communism, universal basic income, everyone is equal, unconditional pacifism, a lot of feminism.
(Yet pure “game acceptance” is equally wrong, of course.)
What is “game denial”?
(1/6)
Yet the game is always on.
Examples of game denial: free immigration for all, communism, universal basic income, everyone is equal, unconditional pacifism, a lot of feminism.
(Yet pure “game acceptance” is equally wrong, of course.)
What is “game denial”?
(1/6)
“Life is a game.
Since we inhabit a world of limited resources, our daily lives are full of zero-sum interactions where one party walks away with a prize while another leaves the table empty-handed; games with winners and losers. If you and I want the same spouse, the game is on. If you and I want the same job, the game is on. If you want to argue against this way of seeing the world, the game is on. There is no denying it, even when you do.”
(2/6)
Since we inhabit a world of limited resources, our daily lives are full of zero-sum interactions where one party walks away with a prize while another leaves the table empty-handed; games with winners and losers. If you and I want the same spouse, the game is on. If you and I want the same job, the game is on. If you want to argue against this way of seeing the world, the game is on. There is no denying it, even when you do.”
(2/6)
“Yet, many of us frequently fall victim to what I call “game denial”: the inability to perceive, or a negligence of, the logical and behavioral rules that regulate human relations. Game denial is when you ignore or “wish away” certain uncomfortable truths regarding human relations and how reality works. Or simply when you deny the realities of life and forcefully impose your own “ought” upon what “is”.”
(3/6)
(3/6)
“Crimes against actuality are crimes against humanity, against all life on our planet.
Since game denial often “sounds nice”, it may be more convenient to defend in a public debate (because you can easily take the moral high ground), but in actual reality, in a given context, it tends to have negative or otherwise unsustainable consequences. You pretend that the world works by rules which it does not.”
(4/6)
Since game denial often “sounds nice”, it may be more convenient to defend in a public debate (because you can easily take the moral high ground), but in actual reality, in a given context, it tends to have negative or otherwise unsustainable consequences. You pretend that the world works by rules which it does not.”
(4/6)
“Game denial means to hate the game and try to eradicate it. It can take the form of liberal political correctness or, in its extreme form, crude communism. But the game won’t go away. You can’t eradicate it with a “let’s all be friends”.”
“The first victim of game denial is the truth. Its next victim is the innocent child who has to suffer the consequences of your lies. Crimes against actuality are crimes against humanity and all life on our planet.” (5/6)
“The first victim of game denial is the truth. Its next victim is the innocent child who has to suffer the consequences of your lies. Crimes against actuality are crimes against humanity and all life on our planet.” (5/6)
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