A compass "never fails" until you don't know how to use it right. My phone gives me a full topo map and my exact GPS spot, which a basic compass just can't do. For most people on trail, a charged battery and a backup power bank is way more reliable than trying to remember declination.

From what I've read, calling it 'boundary setting' makes it easier to ignore after-hours messages.

For real, this is so true. What @gavin700 said about forcing solutions really hits home. My cousin has wavy hair and got a skin fade last year. It looked awesome for two days, then poofed out like a mushroom cloud. He was constantly wetting it down to look decent. Now he lets the top grow longer with a taper, and it actually suits his texture. Telling people the hard truth builds way more trust than just giving them what they ask for.