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> If you want to stand your ground, its usually better to give nothing, even if you feel like you haven't explained well, or in an online discussion, if you fee
by richk449 5y ago
> If you want to stand your ground, its usually better to give nothing, even if you feel like you haven't explained well, or in an online discussion, if you feel like your counterpart has "won" by getting the last comment in.
Why would you want to stand your ground? Isn’t the point of a discussion to learn new information and reach new conclusions?
I don’t think that seeing discussions as a battle to be won is typically a good framework. Even if you reach the point that you consider winning, it is unlikely that much has been accomplished.
- dustintrex 5y agoDepends on the discussion. Some types of discussions, like salary or business negotiations, are battles to be won, even though etiquette demands we pretend otherwise. For example, if you're asking for a pay raise of $10k and your boss counters by asking why you need more money, it's not in your interest to go down that track.