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Re:Reasons not to use (i.e., be used by) Facebook by sangnoir on Monday June 27, 2016 @09:03AM (#11985866)
> There's a term for this in the realm of public debate, which I am presently unable to recall, but the gist of it is the idea that you ask for a much greater concession than you really want...By doing this repeatedly and over time we can (slowly, maybe less slowly?) change the course of history.

That concept is likely moving the Overton Window[1]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

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Re:Reasons not to use (i.e., be used by) Facebook by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @02:46AM (#11991920)
Yep! That's it, thanks for refreshing my memory. Looks like I would have found it if I'd been a bit more persistent with my search terms.
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