This is called “managing the narrative” It’s a classic hallmark technique of advanced psychopaths wherein you agree with reality but don’t change it because as

This is called “managing the narrative” It’s a classic hallmark technique of advanced psychopaths wherein you agree with reality but don’t change it because as long as you acknowledge it, most people assume you’ll “do your best.” So all you have to do is acknowledge it, and as long as there’s nobody who can force you to do anything then there’s no obvious way to address it without escalation - that escalation being the reason then for claiming you’re attacked and then you have carte blanche to “simply defend yourself” Do that long enough and people get tired and move on and you just cemented your place further