Things to Say When You're Losing a Technical Argument (2001)
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Re: Things to Say When You're Losing a Technical Argument (2001)
#2"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!"
That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
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#3"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!" That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
Yes. I would go out of my way to not work with the author of this horror.
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#4"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!" That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
It doesn't even require you to put your ego aside if you take pride in being someone who can "lose" an argument gracefully. I put "lose" in scare quotes because, if you do it right, you can count that argument as a mutual victory.
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#6"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!" That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
Yeah, or we could all just plink away on Amigas or something.
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#7I call #70 the Republican Option.
Re: Things to Say When You're Losing a Technical Argument (2001)
#8"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!" That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
in addendum: "Thanks, I learned something new!"
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#9Reminds me of a quote by Erick Golnik, something that's often visible in successful people:
Win as if you were used to it,
lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.Re: Things to Say When You're Losing a Technical Argument (2001)
#10"Oh, my mistake. You're right. Thanks for pointing that out!" That is, if you're humble enough to put your ego aside.
Sometimes conceding defeat so easily is the most frustrating thing for your opponent. It makes them feel like they only won because you didn't try.