Gaming is where we get “min-maxing.” The language comes from 1940s academic game theory, but it has since been repurposed to describe a particular sort of strategy. Today’s min-maxer does not do balance. She invests every resource into making a single game tactic maximally effective, following the math and ruthlessly optimizing for pure mechanical advantage.
Then came incels.
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