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A contract is not a zero-sum game. The expected outcome of a contract is that both parties take advantage of each other and they both win.
by htf 13y ago
A contract is not a zero-sum game. The expected outcome of a contract is that both parties take advantage of each other and they both win.
- rayiner 13y agoThat's a bizarre definition of "take advantage."
- htf 13y agoThen I assume you mean that one party is better off and the other party is worse off (taken advantage of). Sure, that can happen. But in the case of Amazon, the workers are better off or they wouldn't work there.
- rayiner 13y agoNo, "taken advantage of" does not require one party to be made worse off. That is not the way the phrase is ordinarily used in the English language.
- sliverstorm 13y agoEither definition works. You can take advantage of (exploit) someone at their expense, or your can take advantage of (leverage) their capabilities to mutual gain. Frank took advantage of Amazon's 2-day shipping to do his last-minute Christmas shopping
- rayiner 13y agoYes, but when someone says "Bob took advantage of Amanda" they likely do not meant Bob leveraged Amanda's capabilities to mutual gain.