> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://johnkazer.gitbook.io/future-proof/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://johnkazer.gitbook.io/future-proof/5-stages-of-engagement-1/resistance.md).

# 3. Resistance or Bargaining

Resistance and bargaining tend to be a phase of (temporary) reconciliation between the status quo and the change. The following should help encourage the process.

1. Benefits
2. Preservation of history and landscape
3. Physical chemistry <https://skepticalscience.com/CO2-emissions-correlation-with-CO2-concentration.htm>
4. Gradual change - what sorts of things? Are they happening already - yes! Beware boiled frogs...