I wonder how many treaties we singed with the countless animal species we destroyed or decided to torture on mass scale during our history? Guess those poor animals were bad negotiators and haven't read the fine print. /s
Ah, yes - bargaining solutions that ignore or hide a significant underlying power disparity are rampant in wishful-thinking academic circles, and irrelevant in real life. That's the context I was missing; my confusion is resolved. Thanks!
3Steven Byrnes
Yeah I said that to Matt Barnett 4 months ago here. For example, one man's "avoiding conflict by reaching negotiated settlement" may be another man's "acceding to extortion". Evidently I did not convince him. Shrug.