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philwelch on March 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Never Negotiate Piecemeal. Here’s Why

If you win on the issues that you care about, the other side wins on the issues they care about, and the two sets don't intersect much, surely you've reached a global optimum?

pbhjpbhj on March 11, 2012 [–]

I think it swings on the definition of optimal being used I'm assuming optimal with respect to an impartial but omniscient third party.

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