The Game of Love and Freedom

Most people understand only two types of games. Games in which competition wins, and games in which cooperation wins.

The more gross games of life on the lower levels of maslow hierarcy are best played with the spirit of competition in which free markets do well. The subtle games of life on the higher levels of maslow hierarcy are best played with the spirit of love in which cooperation wins.

But games dont have to be divided only between cooperative and non-coopearative game theory models.

By allowing "multi-dimensional utilities," one can play a third type of game in which cooperation results endogenoulsy even from non-cooperative game theory. This game encourages both love and freedom.

Communism is a game in which "love" is forced by the method of cooperative game theory. Capitalism is a game in which "freedom" is sold to individuals with unidimensional utilities using non-cooperative game theory. Since love can never be forced, and unidimensional utilities are unreal, neither system has brought lasting peace and well-being to humankind.

Allowing the third type of game using non-cooperative game theory with multidimensional utilities allows freedom and love to co-exist. In this game one loves out of one's freedom, and feels free because one is loved.

Sooner or later humanity has to shift to the third type of game. This game is a lot of fun, as games were meant to be!