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Is it really just a "fight for status among males"? If you don't correct someone, I only see two possibilities: 1. The topic is so worthless (to you) it doesn
by wisty 6y ago
Is it really just a "fight for status among males"?
If you don't correct someone, I only see two possibilities:
1. The topic is so worthless (to you) it doesn't matter if they're wrong.
2. They are so worthless (to you) it's not worth correcting them on an important topic.
2b. They lack the intelligence (IQ or EQ) to grow from being corrected.
Of course, a some of the time this is right.
Yes there's also a chance that you're wrong (in which case correcting them may result in you being corrected, or at least a potentially fruitful discussion), but the same would apply - is the topic and person worthwhile the chance of upsetting a thin-skinned idiot?
- solveit 6y ago1 is correct. Most times, the conversation has little to do with its purported subject. Instead, it's a long-winded ritual affirming friendship.