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> That's why one must always advocate for the position purely and without compromise. If that is your perspective then don't expect anyone to compromise with y
by stale2002 5y ago
> That's why one must always advocate for the position purely and without compromise.
If that is your perspective then don't expect anyone to compromise with you in return.
You drive away both the opposition, as well as people in the middle, like myself, with policy positions like the one you are giving.
You could not hope to convince much of anyone in the middle, if you are unwilling to recognize opposing arguments, or address points of criticism.
If you won't budge an inch, then you should expect to lose to status quo bias, from people who would just choose to do nothing, instead of taking on an extreme position.
- marricks 5y agoIf I was the president I would explain how, without drastic changes, most species on earth will go extinct in the next 50 years and that humans could be one of them. Then I'd explain that we need to immediately change from fossil fuels. Then, only then, when negotiating with companies, governors, etc, we would get to the brass tacks of how, when, and what compromises could be need to make it happen. But we're both nobodies on a public forum arguing, why, oh why, should one start from a compromised position?
- throwaway316943 5y agoSo you’re just going to contradict your reasoning about “of course nothing drastic will happen” by stating “if I were president there’d be drastic changes” in the same thread? This is exactly the superficiality I was arguing against. The only convincing you’re doing is that we shouldn’t listen to you.