Zero-Sum Quotes

War is grounded in the notion of triumph and defeat. It is zero-sum.

On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.

Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics.

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming.

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.