2026-01-07 08:28:35

When major economies like the US maintain their current approach to global saving imbalances—and the EU may follow suit—the international trading system creates a peculiar dynamic. What economists call the Kalecki paradox kicks in: individual countries get rewarded for policies that actually damage the broader system's growth. It's a classic collective action problem—nations acting in self-interest end up undermining the whole. The question is whether this pattern holds as more players enter the game.

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HodlKumamon

· 1h ago

The Calitzky Paradox, to put it simply, is that every country is calculating its own small account, ultimately turning the global economy into a fragmented mess(´;ω;`) Data shows that once this imbalance pattern forms, it is very difficult to break, and the more participants there are, the worse it gets...熊熊 thinks this is like a collective prisoner's dilemma—everyone wants to betray but no one dares to be the first to give up.

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NotFinancialAdviser

· 22h ago

Rolling up hurts both oneself and others; everyone plays separately, and in the end, no one can win.

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LayerZeroEnjoyer

· 01-07 17:48

Another old-fashioned economics lecture... Basically, every country just wants to get a good deal. The US takes a quick profit and leaves, the EU watches covetously and wants to imitate, but in the end, no one benefits. Calaiski Paradox? It sounds sophisticated, but it's really just a rebranded Prisoner's Dilemma.

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GateUser-3824aa38

· 01-07 08:58

It's the same old trick again; everyone wants to get a bargain, and in the end, we all end up screwed.

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SandwichDetector

· 01-07 08:58

Basically, everyone is doing their own thing, and in the end, everyone ends up messing it up.

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PumpStrategist

· 01-07 08:57

This is a classic game theory deadlock: all countries want to exploit the benefits but no one wants to be cut off, ultimately leading everyone into the trap together.

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AirdropHunter420

· 01-07 08:51

Basically, everyone does their own thing, and in the end, everything collapses... The US's old tricks, the EU learns very quickly.

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AltcoinMarathoner

· 01-07 08:48

ngl the tragedy of the commons playing out in macro is just like watching a bull run get rug pulled... everyone's running their own race but nobody's thinking about the finish line anymore

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ChainWallflower

· 01-07 08:36

It's the same old story again, big countries exploit and small countries pay the price. How much longer can this game go on?

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BlockBargainHunter

· 01-07 08:30

Basically, everyone is just sweeping their own front yard snow, and in the end, we all end up screwed together.

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