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I've really become exhausted at the first world default assumption that something is wrong if it's not a win-win situation. Is that not a part of the psycholog
by ravenstine 5y ago
I've really become exhausted at the first world default assumption that something is wrong if it's not a win-win situation. Is that not a part of the psychology of many who can't accept things like nuclear and natural gas as alternatives to arguably worse solutions because there are those tradeoffs? I agree that it would be great if journalists could move from win-win thinking to tradeoffs thinking, and that's a transition that globalized societies should move towards as well.
- notreallyserio 5y agoAnother phrase for this concept is "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good," something a lot of people struggle (or outright refuse) to understand.
- ravenstine 5y agoYes, exactly. And if one can't ever be satisfied with that, at least momentarily, then they are stuck in whataboutism hell.