• a lil bee 🐝@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Disappointed in the comments here so far. There’s a cardinal rule of improv that also works well for many other things in life, politics included: “yes, and”.

    This is a great change that will save folks money and make the country just a little bit fairer. Celebrate that, and then use the momentum to push for more. This builds alliances and a shared vision, instead of devolving into petty squabbles around direction.

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      1 year ago

      You can please some of the people some of the time, but none of the people all of the time.

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            1 year ago

            How so?

            “I can please none of the people all of the time,” equates to, “I can always please no one,” or… “I can never please anyone.”

            This is not the same as, “I can please all of the people none of the time,” which is, “I can never please everyone.”

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            1 year ago

            “all of the people none of the time” means you will never please 100% of everyone. As in, maybe some people, but not everyone.
            “none of the people all of the time” means you will always please 0% of people.

            They’re very different statements.