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Originally Posted by SomeCreep
The problem is DMCA makes it legal to steal.
So people with ethics are saying, "Hey, don't steal, don't steal, it's not right."
While the people who are stealing are saying, "F-you, It's legal. I'm going to keep stealing."
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What actionable conclusion can you make from this?
Run the same ol' website models that worked in 2001... and bleed marketshare 'til you're dead?
I have some great drama unfolding in a fantasy football league. It's a keeper league full of die-hards, so attrition is nearly 0%-- in other words, people don't quit the league; it's been running for years.
This makes future draft picks trade-worthy assets. However, the current rules do not put a limit on the number of draft picks you can obtain-- so one guy, his team already out of contention, maneuvered to grab four 5th round draft picks next year by dumping his best players to the teams still in contention.
This gives the guy an advantage next year over all 11 of his opponents-- not just an advantage over the 3 opponents who traded him draft picks. Long-term, this is not unfair, because any team has the same opportunity, but short-term, it adds HUGE variance. Most of the league agrees that this short-term, year-by-year variance takes away from the fun of the league. So we'll probably vote to make it so only one draft pick can be obtained in trades per season.
However, since the rules have not yet changed -- the commissioner's philosophy is not to amend rules during a season -- that means I'd be a SUCKER not to take advantage of them, otherwise I am just bleeding away my opportunity to win next year.
My team had also fallen out of playoff contention. So, I managed to extract even more value in similar trades than the first guy-- and I slammed the door on the market, as the playoff contenders have mortgaged enough of their future already. And now I'm the villain instead of the douchebag who started it
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What else can I do? I WANT TO WIN. Do I let the guy with four 5th rounders eat me alive next year? Or go Sun Tzu on his ass (and the rest of the league's) and attack attack attack rather than wait for the rules to catch up?