“Not every exchange is zero-sum” yes they are. Any game can be made zero-sum by adding a player whose outcomes are the negative of the sum of everyone else’s outcomes. In the real world, that player is known as the Devil.

Essentially, the crisis they discuss in this important video is that Orthodoxy in America does not have nearly enough clergy to support the enormous influx of converts. They also examine some of the reasons as to why we have a clergy shortage -- not least among which is that the

I actually thought I was losing my mind.

look i’m with you, but that’s not the first line of the poem. in fact that’s not any line in the poem

Glory to God for healing young Orthodox Christian, Sophia!

corsaren kinda cool how universal the pain of adolescent love is

bringing back this all timer today

THE RUBICON WAS A SYMBOLIC BOUNDARY IT WASN’T DIFFICULT TO CROSS THE POINT WAS THAT IT WAS A DECLARATION OF CIVIL WA-

Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior. In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.

This is nothing more than fascist propaganda. Orthodox Christians are not the enemy and we aren’t agents of Russia.

American Orthodoxy will not be real until we find a liturgical role for Thanksgiving.

all interactions are zero-sum. “but what about interactions in which both parties benefit?” you fool. if an interaction benefits both parties, then the zeroing negation applies to a third party: the Devil. likewise, an interaction that harms both benefits the Devil to zero out

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America. Long live the Republic! 🇺🇸

Guy who thinks the historic conflict between Irish Protestants and Catholics has been very good for both of them long-term

Happy birthday Flossie! Mnohaya lita!

then why is the plantagenet lion still on it