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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExplaining the madness: Game theory and the long con.
@Ericgarland has a thread about what has been happening. I believe he has nailed a lot of it. Everybody got played. Only one way out. Go through 'battle' with a fight.
Well worth your time.
Here is a link to his tweets in storify form:
https://storify.com/lynnjohnstonlit/eric-garland-thread-of-12-11-16
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Explaining the madness: Game theory and the long con. (Original Post)
Are_grits_groceries
Dec 2016
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Stargazer09
(2,131 posts)1. Well worth reading!
Thank you for posting that.
Raster
(20,998 posts)2. flippin' BRILLIANT!
Eric's thread is well worth reading!
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)3. "...a party becomes a cult..."
Sharp, lively, penetrating.
And funny: "Russian involvement was as subtle as a fart in a spacesuit."
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)4. awesome synthesis and writing... I posted it here
Lisa0825
(14,487 posts)5. That was amazing. And actually quite hopeful at the end as well. nt