[akavi]

A zero-sum mindset on a website dedicated to programming of all places? Where we literally create wealth out of nothing but coffee and the strength of our minds?

My love for my country means I want it to be the greatest in the world. Waterloo grads make America better. Period.

[philosophty]

Some games (founding companies) are non-zero sum. Some (like employing Americans vs non-Americans) are zero sum.

You're just hand-waiving away reality, which is a very non-programmer thing to do.

[NikolaNovak]

A wonderful Book on immigration, math, history, facts, and zero sum

From an American author

(Illustrated, to reach those who talk about "stealing American jobs from Americans!!!" a lot).

From Amazon Canada, because I like fun too :-)

"Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration"

https://a.co/d/7GrrzzE

[pj_mukh]

Seeing this pablum on Hackernews is quite startling. It seems like its going to remain the "global warming is fake" of the economics world.

"Oh but I know of this study that.."...I know..I know.

[jdminhbg]

> Some games (founding companies) are non-zero sum. Some (like employing Americans vs non-Americans) are zero sum.

Not even wrong

[nothercastle]

It’s probably negative sum because you end up hiring more offshore workers but still end up spending less

[CapricornNoble]

> Americans make america great. We got the moon without indians.

Yeah but we got to the moon with imported Nazi German rocket scientists. Still "immigrants" of a sort.