Compromise: A settlement in which each side gives up some demands or makes concessions.
Today I'm going to go ahead and assume that I'm right. I'm going to ignore any nagging little misgivings or concerns that someone else might have a better idea. It's just too implausible. It would be a waste of my valuable time. I might have to listen to someone else talk. Not pretend to listen, either. Actually listen. I think I did this once long ago in a blackout; but this might be euphoric recall or an LSD flashback. I seem to recall that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin were there, which isn't a good sign.
Naturally I won't have to seek the counsel or advice of anyone else in the world. I can keep my thoughts to myself, unless I need to correct the mistakes of others, which I will have to do often and with confidence, aggression, and barely concealed disdain. If I'm right, they must be wrong. Middle ground is a myth. Compromise is for losers, people without the confidence to destroy the competition.
This tendency of mine becomes especially pronounced around election time, when I must suffer the opinions of the tragically misinformed.
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