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Finite and Infinite Games

Sue Smalley applies James Carse’s uber-intellectual and way cool game theory to this election on Huffington Post.

“A finite player is one who plays the game to win or lose and sees it as having a beginning and an end; an infinite player is one who tries to keep the game going with the objective of engaging as many players in it as possible.”

Guess who’s the infinite player?

Not so fit - Lisa Dinsmore

What keeps me going back for more? I can’t stand “losing” to a machine. I realize this is a competition only in my mind, but since it’s keeping track of my fitness “progress” I’m compelled to make it change its’ tune and am scared every time I step on the board. I guess anything that gets the heart rate up is a good thing, right?