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You almost never get the pleasure of seeing that you won the argument in real time. people just don't like to publicly change their minds. they change their minds in private.
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You Almost Never Get The Pleasure Of

Sam Harris
You almost never get the pleasure of seeing that you won the argument in real time. people just don't like to publicly change their minds. they change their minds in private.
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