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A Game-Theory Solution for a Fractured America
If your opponent isn't going away, cooperation is the winning strategy.
Dilemma.
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It’s time for some game theory.
The U.S. is divided as never before. Partisan polarization has been on the rise for many years now. Anyone who uses American social media knows that the culture has degenerated into a never-ending shouting match over politics, race, ideology and other fault lines. People don’t want to work or shop next to Americans from the opposite tribe. They don’t even want their kids to marry someone from across the political divide.