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		golemotron on March 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The secret joke at the heart of the Harvard affirm... It remains a Schelling Point. That's what keeps many institutions going.

Overtonwindow on March 25, 2023 [–]

In game theory, a focal point (or Schelling point) is a solution that people tend to choose by default in the absence of communication.

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