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The compromise between fucking insanity and good governance is not agreeing to go half way into fucking insanity. Meeting an unreasonable person half-way is gi
by vkou 2y ago
The compromise between fucking insanity and good governance is not agreeing to go half way into fucking insanity.
Meeting an unreasonable person half-way is giving them a blank cheque to become more unreasonable.
All it does is tell them that you're a sucker.
- ethbr1 2y agoDepends on what cards one is holding. Getting half of what one wants and not being driven off a cliff can be preferable to smiling in moral smugness while the car arcs through the air.
- vkou 2y agoPast behavior of this administration strongly predicts that your reward for kowtowing to its value-compromising demands... Is becoming the target of further value-compromising demands. It doesn't engage in positive-sum games.
- ethbr1 2y agoIt doesn't have to. Strictly in terms of self-interest, sometimes compromise can be the optimal move.
- ModernMech 2y agoIf they're willing to self-harm for the cause, then the optimal move is to grab the wheel and yank it yourself to change direction and stop the car from careening off the cliff.
- vkou 2y agoOr at minimum, not gas it up.
- mcphage 2y ago> smiling in moral smugness while the car arcs through the air Sorry, why is this metaphorical car arcing through the air again? What's that all about?