News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus. Parent comment

Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by WanderPanda on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:54AM (#27891786)
How can win-lose (lets say in the expected value) deals exist when the participants are free to partake or abstain from the deal?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted ... by fighterpilot on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @06:36AM (#27892090)
In this context, they meant to say "outcome", not "deal".

However, win-lose deals can indeed happen, although they're rather rare. Consider the example of diminsmished agency, e.g a fentanyl addict "choosing" to buy more fentanyl. Or consider agency conflicts of interests or information asymmetries as examples where deals can turn out to be win-lose.

[ Parent | on HN ]