Get To 0 Before Being Counted Down To -3000!

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-1200
Another 100 closer...

 

-1199
Closer to what? If you reach -3000 the objective will simply shift back to its prior state.

 

-1200
And if you reach 0, the objective will shift back to an even earlier state

 

-1199
But it is still a non-arbitrary goal to meet.

 

-1200
0 is as arbitrary as -3000. All numbers have the same inherent meaning

 

-1199
I disagree. 0 has no value; 1, 2, 10, -100, -3000, and -4500 all have some value. 0 is unique in that way, and stands out, as well as being the midpoint between positive and negative.

 

-1200
In an infinite line, can you have a midpoint?

 

-1199
Indeed. The position of a point in the line is measured as a particular distance from a given point, in this case 0, where the position is identical to the number's value.

 

-1200
Since the line extends infinitely in both directions, every number and no number is the midpoint. There are just as many numbers below -3000 as there are above it, and just as many numbers above and below 10,000 as that

 

-1199
Ah, but the summation of all the numbers is 0, and the average of all of the numbers is also 0. In addition, this statement could be challenged by the concept of countable infinity, in which infinity is considered an actual number, simply beyond the ability to be counted. This concept causes there to be 5999 more numbers above -3000 than below it, and 0 is the legitimate midpoint.

1000 != -1000
+Infinity +Infinity
1000+Infinity != Infinity-1000.