I tend to use the word “delegate” instead of “defer” for this. It reminds me that the final responsibility for outcomes remains with me, and I’m doing it in order to be “less wrong”, rather than for social status reasons (which “deference” implies, to me at least).
I tend to use the word “delegate” instead of “defer” for this. It reminds me that the final responsibility for outcomes remains with me, and I’m doing it in order to be “less wrong”, rather than for social status reasons (which “deference” implies, to me at least).