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The stakes can change your risk-benefit assessment, but the fundamental dynamics are the same. Even if there's a gun to my head, there are limits to what deal I'll accept. "Kill another captive and I'll let you live five more minutes," for example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game
I know what a zero-sum game is, but I don't see how it's relevant to this conversation.
Guess you lose two health bars? Seems like you presented the wrong evidence.