> people hate admitting being wrong
This is projection. There are multiple modes of approaching communication and not everyone uses the mode where communication is an exercise in one-upmanship.
This is projection. There are multiple modes of approaching communication and not everyone uses the mode where communication is an exercise in one-upmanship.
I guess you can continue to deny this kind of person exists; but it doesn't really matter what you think.
This isn't about treating communication as a contest with only one winner but rather about the subjective feeling of the person making these decisions. Having built it up into a big deal increased the costs of reversal but the mandate changes the dynamic and gives them the option of saying the choice was no longer theirs — if they get vaccinated, that's a better outcome for everyone even if they never admit the bad call.