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Nihilist: the payoff matrix is zero, people have been brainwashed to perceive a non-zero payoff matrix

Pessimist: the payoff matrix is negative

Cynic: players refuse to cooperate, so we're stuck playing with a net negative result

Apathetic: this game is boring

Nihilist: the expected value is 0. I'll play just for the hell of it.

Pessimist: the expected value less than or equal to 0. It's a meaningless game of chance, and it doesn't matter what you do.

Existentialist: the expected value is 0, but if you score 10 points, we'll call it a win.

Cynic: you think that the expected value is positive. You idiots only act like you're not playing to win.

Maybe nihilist also says "let's play a different game".