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		xg15 on May 11, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Burrito Now, Pay Later This. Also, I like the term "net positive" in articles like this. If you lose everything, but I win even more, it's technically still a "net positive". Even if only one person would be happy about it.

Tyr42 on May 11, 2025 [–]

Yeah you want Pareto Optimal or whatever. Which means everyone is better off, rather than surplus utility generated.

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