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Does God exist? Is Socialism good? Is Capitalism bad? Are permissionless [[blockchain]]s the future? Will string theory explain life, the universe and everything? Whither [[critical theory|social justice]]? Is [[Brexit]] a success? These are interminable games. | Does God exist? Is Socialism good? Is Capitalism bad? Are permissionless [[blockchain]]s the future? Will string theory explain life, the universe and everything? Whither [[critical theory|social justice]]? Is [[Brexit]] a success? These are interminable games. | ||
Like ''finite'' games, they appear to be contests “to the death”. Yet, like ''infinite'' games, they ''must not be finally resolved''. The goal is, always, to ''avoid'' final victory and carry on the fight because ,if you win, you must pack up your banners, disband your army and go home. And who, having assembled a power structure, does that? | Like ''finite'' games, they appear to be contests “to the death”. Yet, like ''infinite'' games, they ''must not be finally resolved''. The goal is, always, to ''avoid'' final victory and carry on the fight because, if you win, you must pack up your banners, disband your army and go home. And who, having assembled a power structure, does that? | ||
Thus, should outright victory impend, putative victors will scramble to change their own terms of reference to ensure they still have something else to fight about. | Thus, should outright victory impend, putative victors will scramble to change their own terms of reference to ensure they still have something else to fight about. | ||