Zero-Sum

A false belief that one agent's gain must be another's loss, ignoring how voluntary trade creates value for both sides. Zero-sum thinking fuels coercion (if I can't win unless you lose, force becomes 'justified') and blinds people to how free exchange, innovation, and cooperation grow the total -- making everyone better off without victims. It contradicts infinite change, where new patterns and possibilities emerge constantly. Societies trapped in zero-sum models resort to theft and control rather than production and trade, mistaking redistribution for creation. Logic shows: if both sides consent to a trade, both gain value by their own measure, proving wealth isn't fixed. Zero-sum is the mental error that sustains socialism, tyranny, and war.