Zero-Sum vs Positive-Sum: what this star will be
Some games split a pie; others can grow it.
By Constellate · 9 September 2026 · the short form
Zero-Sum vs Positive-Sum is a star on the Constellate sky: placed by meaning, named, and connected to the stars around it. This is the short form of its post: the line it carries, the area we colour Strategy, and what stands beside it today.
The line it carries on the sky: Some games split a pie; others can grow it.
What stands beside it
The stars nearest to it are Comparative Advantage, Division of Labour, Game Theory and The Prisoner's Dilemma, and Game Theory and Status Games are already open to walk. When Zero-Sum vs Positive-Sum opens, the conversation will land it among them, with a line drawn to each idea it touches.
Ask for this star
Every star is lit by demand. Ask for Zero-Sum vs Positive-Sum and it moves up the list; when it opens, this post becomes the full essay. The open stars beside it can be walked today, and the first concept of every course is free.