Episode 600 - passivity and dysfunction

* (0:29) How awful can a few years be? (Spoilers: Multiple things got worse since this recording!) * (3:49) An experiment in unequal levels of preparation and participation. * (8:34) Not all players will bring the same level of contribution, nor do all games encourage it. * (14:32) Pattern versus incidence. * (18:52) Reasons to not just sit it out. * (20:43) Why using past experiences of what was to infer what ought to be may not be the best approach. * (25:11) Setting expectations for the division of labor. Hosts: Brodeur, Dan, Julia, Wayne