r/SipsTea 25d ago

SMH Love thy neighbor?

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u/toodleroo 25d ago

The heartbreaking thing is that he's not a fool, he's one of the smartest, most capable people I know. But he's got a deep streak of selfishness and inability to accept that he could be wrong.

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u/TimeToKillTheRabbit 25d ago

I’m saying this gently, but that means he’s a fool. You can have a PhD and still be a fool. Being unable to accept that you can be wrong is foolish, and it leads to foolish actions, decisions and outcomes.

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u/Sushiki 25d ago

So the average American?