Thomas Dalton wrote:
What is wrong with 'move on' as a form of dispute resolution? Beats vendetta and vindictiveness any day.
It's simply resolving the dispute by accepting defeat. In some cases, the dispute may be so trivial that it's easier to simply let the other person win, but not always.
Saying "Move on" can be a convenient tactical strategem for winning an argument, especially if the article is in your preferred state when you say it. Sometimes finding a third path is preferable to putting the issue into a win/lose paradigm.
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