Spend the holiday season embroiled in familial conflict? Take a look at this interesting article over on EconLog about the economics (in the pure sense of the word) of family relationships and conflict. “…What difference does it make? Either way, Crazy Uncle Gerald is making you miserable, right? Well, not quite. As I've argued before, conflicts that arise from mismatched expectations are easier to bear and easier to resolve than conflicts that arise from willful wrong-doing. It feels a lot better to say, "He's an OK person, but we 't have little in common," than to say, "He's a bastard." And it's a lot easier to negotiate with an OK-but-little-in-common person than a bastard….”
Spend the holiday season embroiled in familial conflict?
Take a look at this interesting article over on EconLog about the economics (in the pure sense of the word) of family relationships and conflict.
“…What difference does it make? Either way, Crazy Uncle Gerald is making you miserable, right? Well, not quite. As I've argued before, conflicts that arise from mismatched expectations are easier to bear and easier to resolve than conflicts that arise from willful wrong-doing. It feels a lot better to say, "He's an OK person, but we 't have little in common," than to say, "He's a bastard." And it's a lot easier to negotiate with an OK-but-little-in-common person than a bastard….”
Who Are These People?, by Bryan Caplan
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