If You Give An Inch They'll Take A Mile Giving someone a small
concession leads to them asking for larger concessions.
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Greed is cumulative, and giving in to it often causes more
greed. Thus, once a person has been given something small, they
will often ask for more, or even demand it. In fiction, this can
lead to ever-increasing demands and the giver being cleaned out
of whatever it was they were generous with.  This principle is
often used in the Slippery Slope Fallacy, where it's depicted as
an inevitable process that cannot be stopped or reversed once
you begin. In reality, the giver can often say "no" at any time.
It's also related to Moving the Goalposts, in which one party
changes an agreement to set more conditions or to get greater
profit.  This goes by many names, including the Camel's Nose.
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