i agree, but i don’t want to.

To admit that you’re wrong would be to admit that your view is the weaker one.

Perhaps I’m playing in to the scenario OP is describing but I’d argue that being wrong (let’s assume for this example it’s provably, objectively wrong) isn’t necessarily weakness, sometimes it’s just incorrectness.

i’m possibly drawing a pedantic line between weakness (a potentially valid, but weaker argument) vs incorrectness ( an argument that is provably, objectively incorrect ).

Perhaps i’m just describing the difference between subjective and objective arguments … hmmm, not sure

I think it sometimes depends on how much they have internalised their perspective on a topic as a core part of their personality.

If they perceive a disagreement with their perspective as a direct attack on their person, that can lead to subjectively bad outcomes.

There is also the possibility that what you see as a small point is a critical point to them.

It is, as well as being 3/4 of the provided usages and a large proportion of the examples.

TIL

D-O

Julie d’Aubigny

Are you suggesting that generation-specific vernacular is a sign of poor education?

The book is great as well, there is also a prequel book “The Boy On The Bridge”

Brazil (1985)

And you’re free to do so, that’s the entire point of a decentralised system.

They aren’t making decision for anyone but themselves, again, as is the point.

If you don’t agree with whatever they do, find an instance you do agree with or start your own.

Staying or leaving has the same amount of personal agency.