Are you a baby? A litmus test

Re:Are you a baby? A litmus test by em-bee on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:27PM (#30910957)

reaching consensus and building unity is a good way to strengthen a community, organization or team, so no i don't think we'd be trapped. on the contrary, everyone would feel empowered.

most of our problems today are coming from the fact that people are disempowered and lack the agency to improve the situation.

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Re:Are you a baby? A litmus test by fluoridation on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:44PM (#30911148)

I misspoke. I should have said "consensus-seeking". The state of having reached consensus is good, yes. Perpetually seeking consensus is not.

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Re:Are you a baby? A litmus test by em-bee on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:58PM (#30911306)

you need to seek consensus, in order to reach it, so i disagree. of course, if you can't find consensus after sufficient negotiation then that is a problem, but it depends on the nature of the relationship and the nature of the point in question, how much of a problem it is.

failure to reach consensus could threaten your relationship.

if my boss keeps making decisions for me then i'll eventually quit my job, because i am not willing to work like that. and if my partner does it then it will lead to a breakup and if it is something else, a judge might force a consensus on us.

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