A very compact way to explain mediocrity philosophy is this: non-attachment to finite games (5 words). Unfortunately those who can’t process the Carse reference will almost certainly misunderstand it.
Carse references are like dependencies on a major library.
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apparently I came to an adjacent realization without having read carse's work or even knowing who he was
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the real key to life is distinguishing the finite games from the infinite games, I wonder if someone has written about this?
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Are you sure you’re talking about the same thing? Carse is not finite/infinite in the game theoretic sense but a mostly unrelated metaphysical sense.
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I would say his work is less metaphysical and more surface level which is fine
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That comment makes me suspect you’re overestimating the depth of your comprehension and missing much of what the book has to say.
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I'll give it another try. I completely accept that I might have been misreading it. I was just nodding along a lot when I did try to read his popular book
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