And there you had it. Most people hate to learn that they are wrong. Not McAndrew. When he’s proved wrong… — Charles Sheffield
And there you had it. Most people hate to learn that they are wrong. Not McAndrew. When he’s proved wrong, he’s ecstatic. It means he’s learned something new, and that’s his main reason for existence.
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