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Depends 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
by ethbr1 2y ago
Depends 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?