Not sure I understand your point, in a zero-sum game the third party could still do some redistribution to keep the habitual loser "in the game" Update: scratc

Not sure I understand your point, in a zero-sum game the third party could still do some redistribution to keep the habitual loser "in the game" Update: scratch the above, you're right. But in my experience the ones arguing that we're in a non zero-sum game also argue against redistribution.