Is compromise good?

[Mr Skeptic]

Sometimes, what people want might be unreasonable. Is it still a good idea to try to reach a compromise with them, or would it be better to totally ignore them?

 

[John Cuthber]

Is compromise good all the time? No.

Sweeping generalisations are always a bad thing.

Is this "Is it still a good idea to try to reach a compromise with them, or would it be better to totally ignore them?" a false dichotomy?

Might it be , for example, better to explain why their desires are unreasonable?

[D H]

All the time? Of course not. Since this thread is eventually going to result in an invocation of Godwin's Law, I'll just bite the bullet and do so now. Chamberlain's appeasement with Germany was exactly analogous to the character in the comic lending the crocs a hand.

 

On the other hand, never yielding on anything is just as bad. Knowing when to compromise versus when to hold ones ground is an art, not a science.

 

 

 

 

Sweeping generalisations are always a bad thing.

You came that close to owing me a new computer monitor with that sweeping generalization.