RE: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Improving the game

["Baron von Skippy" <bvs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>>> -Only if you look at it mathmatically. In economics, the principle of
>>>>>> reflexivity says that for any set of goods a, a is better than or
>>>>>> equal to a. Besides, "B Nomic is better than anything except itself,
>>>>>> which it is only equal to" doesn't roll off the tongue as easily.-
>>>>>
>>>>> "Greater than" is not a reflexive relationship. "Greater than or equal
>>>>> to" is.
>>>>
>>>> -And "greater than" is part of "greater than or equal to." What's the
>>>> confusion?-
>>>
>>>Because the 'equal' bit is what makes it reflexive. You can say that a
>>>is better than or equal to a, because you know that a is equal to a.
>>>You can't say that a is better than a.
>>>
>>-I'd like to point out, in all seriousness, that B Nomic is better than
>your argument, and all arguments against this proposal. At least, it will be
>if it
>>passes. Therefore, I see your point and fail to see a problem. The game
>would be just fine because it would hold itself up above any reason for it
>to
>>collapse. B Nomic is better than collapse.-
>
>Unfortunately, this isn't Secondhand Loins, so the good guys sometimes lose.
>The nation of B Nomic is better than the Coalition of the Willing, but if
>they tried to change our regime I don't imagine we'd be able to hold up.
>
-B Nomic is better than the Republican Party. Most things are. Anyway, if they played by our rules, I'm not so sure we wouldn't win.-

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