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If your primary goal is to minimize the damage of your mistake to maximize your political gains, then yes, you're right. When dealing with actual, non-hypothet
by wwv25 6y ago
If your primary goal is to minimize the damage of your mistake to maximize your political gains, then yes, you're right.
When dealing with actual, non-hypothetical humans, you should be able to set your ego aside to meet them on a human level and address them as such.
Too many in this thread fear of being perceived as weak, but I find that being an unapologetic asshole is just as bad.
- loup-vaillant 6y agoThe problem is that some people will perceive you as weak when you admit having made a mistake, and will exploit that weakness, if only to throw cheap shots when given the chance. It creates a real incentive not to disclose mistakes in the first place.