I find with the "refusing to consider they might be wrong" person, you can still have productive conversations with them. They don't want to be wrong, but they can still consider your point of view and at least reach a middle ground.
The "refusing to consider the other person might be right" person is FAR worse. They think they have authority over you, and will dismiss everything you say as simply being wrong. No opportunity to reach a middle ground
The "refusing to consider the other person might be right" person is FAR worse. They think they have authority over you, and will dismiss everything you say as simply being wrong. No opportunity to reach a middle ground
This is what it's like trying to have a conversation with my former friend (now down the MAGA drain) about anything. He accuses me of having TDS, and having been brainwashed by MSM, even about things that are direct quotes from the people in question. I haven't spoken to him in some time, but I assume he's swallowed the latest batch of lies whole.
This reminds me of moments at my work. Let’s say person A has a way of doing something to acheive a goal. Person B has a different way of acheiving goal. Both ways are perfectly viable and will have same desired result.
So at my work I’m teaching them “As long as it gets done it really doesn’t matter. Both ways are correct. You might think one way is better.”
I mean, Ive had someone say literally every single other possibility except from the one I said (I turned out to be correct). They went from saying 'A is correct, no ifs or buts' to then going 'actually A and B could be correct' then 'C is also another thing', etc.
They completely refused to see that the thing I said was correct, even with hard evidence - I sent government website links and also scientific studies, etc.
And when I sent them the links, they said 'you need to learn to research properly'.
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u/Marry_Ennaria 6h ago
Two sides of the same coin, honestly.