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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Sustainability with luck-dependent decision-making

and supportive of one another—the members refer winter coats up a long flight of stairs (Stray Kids, 2018),
to each other as “brothers” in more than one instance was recorded in 2018. Another member recorded in 2023
during the live broadcast. In a recent live broadcast for not liking to lose in Rock-Paper-Scissors reacted to
of the group from March 10, 2024 (Stray Kids, 2024c), a loss by finding various negative ways to be humorous
there are numerous times when first the three members regarding his plight of having to carry a heavy bag of ice
present of the eight—then the two remaining ones once cream for all the group members from the convenience
one member leaves the broadcast—resort to using Rock- store to their vacation home (Stray Kids, 2023a, 27:47).
Paper-Scissors almost instinctively (timestamps: 26:33, He first pretended to run away. After accepting the result,
26:36, 35:27, 40:06—50:01, 51:12). Immediately, when he acted as if the bag was far heavier than it was. When
any one of them gauges that there could be a dispute, they the others started leaving without him, he mock-cried.
play the game and abide by the results. Throughout the Finally, he slowed down. The others left him behind. He
broadcast, rather than showing animosity concerning the sped up, playfully claiming, “No loyalty, just leaving me
number of times they play the game, members appear like that.” Once he caught up, he softly hit the arm of one
happy, playful, and even childish. This type of foolishness of the members while saying, “This is the punch of loyalty.”
is unexpected, as one of these group members in the live The reactions of both of these two Stray Kids members
broadcast (as well as two other members not present in to losing in Rock-Paper-Scissors demonstrate that, when
that broadcast) recently were named among the five most they have lost, they have been frustrated by the game and
talked-about celebrities during 2024 fashion week in both endured its results for the greater good—not because
Milan and Paris (Stay Inn, 2024, 00:13) “despite having no they endorsed the outcome at the level of self-interest. As
prior experience in the field” (Salomon Quotes, 2024b, such, when putting their self-interest first, at least these
00:55). That they feel relaxed enough together while two members have had temporary mental health that is
being filmed for their fans to behave in this carefree negative from a loss in Rock-Paper-Scissors. However,
way appears in no small measure due to their method this transient feeling has not appeared to influence their
of solving possible disputes quickly using luck from the subsequent behavior. As an example, recently, the “man
results of automatically playing Rock-Paper-Scissors. of principles” was part of a live broadcast with two of
Particularly relevant is that it is the same three members the other members, where he was the one who called for
who played the game in 2018 (Stray Kids, 2018) when the the use of Rock-Paper-Scissors more than once during the
one “man of principles” expressed his dislike for playing broadcast and appeared to willingly and happily accept
the Rock-Paper-Scissor—now, 6 years later, he is the one the result even in instances when he lost (Stray Kids,
to initiate its use in solving disputes. 2024c), although on an earlier episode of another show he

4.2. Individual mental health had said he wouldn’t be playing the game again because he
always lost (Stray Kids, 2022, 2:15 – 2:41).
How the decision-making of this intentional community
affects the mental health of the community’s participants Believing oneself to be a member of a team has been
regarding enhancing positive mental health or negatively identified previously as a reason for those whose mental
influencing mental health is relevant to consider. In working health is generally dependent on self-interest in decision-
toward the United Nations SDGs of equality, peace, and making to be willingly considerate of group members, with
promoting justice, the assessment of the decision-making such consideration improving their mental health (Nash,
process must be transparent in this regard so that what 2023a; Nash, 2023b).
is effective and what is potentially detrimental regarding 4.3. Strengths and limitations
individual mental health is evident.
The strength of employing the historical research method
Although all members of Stray Kids are willing to
accept the outcome of Rock-Paper-Scissors when it is lies in its independence from secondary sources for
assessment. As such, the ability to recognize what has been
played, personally deciding that they support the group identified by this research is open to all other researchers
over their own self-interest, this does not mean that each who may want to investigate the referenced sources. With
member individually feels content with the outcome
regarding self-interest. One member in particular, known the historical research method, data are available for
as the “man of principles” (Cheesesong, 2021), voiced in consideration that would not be recognized by alternative
the past that he does not like to play Rock-Paper-Scissors forms of research assessment.
(Lee Doesn’t Know, 2022), stating that he always loses. His A significant limitation is the dearth of academic
propensity for losing the game, including his dislike when assessment on intentional communities to date. As a
he lost twice and had to carry his and other members’ result, there are few peer-reviewed references on these

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