People think they follow advice but they don't. Humans are only capable of receiving information. They create their own advice. If you seek to influe… - Scott Adams

Conversation is more than the sum of the words. It is also a way of signaling the importance of another person by showing your willingness to give that person your rarest resource: time. It is a way of conveying respect. Conversation reminds us that we are part of a greater whole, connected in some way that transcends duty or bloodline or commerce. Conversation can be many things, but it can never be useless.

A skilled persuader can blatantly ignore facts and policy details so long as the persuasion is skillful.

The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction I find that there's a natural cap to my righteous indignation.