Hmm… but what do they think a few days later? That is: few people are cool-headed enough to bite a bullet and lose face in the middle of an argument. Did the Subversion fan continue to believe that it was dead-sure necessary that it do things the way it does, or did they think to themselves “Maybe it could be done a better way...”
Not to say that you aren’t seeing a genuine failure of rationality; if they’re willing to update on new evidence only a long while after encountering it during an argument, then (a) that means they’ll react slower in situations where reacting faster would get them more utilons, and (b) they’re probably less likely even later on to update, since the argument may still have an argh-that-jerk-said-that-nasty-thing-about-my-awesome-stuff vibe clinging to it.
That is: few people are cool-headed enough to bite a bullet and lose face in the middle of an argument.
Why would they lose more face by admitting the tool did the wrong thing, than by admitting they were wrong in saying that it’s better to diff against the repository? It appears their loyalty to the tool is more important to them than their beliefs.
Why would they lose more face by admitting the tool did the wrong thing, than by admitting they were wrong in saying that it’s better to diff against the repository?
Because by admitting the tool did the wrong thing after they said they’re a fan of the tool, that’s admitting that they screwed up with their tool choice. The harder they promoted it before the problem was revealed to them, the more face can be lost.
Hmm… but what do they think a few days later? That is: few people are cool-headed enough to bite a bullet and lose face in the middle of an argument. Did the Subversion fan continue to believe that it was dead-sure necessary that it do things the way it does, or did they think to themselves “Maybe it could be done a better way...”
Not to say that you aren’t seeing a genuine failure of rationality; if they’re willing to update on new evidence only a long while after encountering it during an argument, then (a) that means they’ll react slower in situations where reacting faster would get them more utilons, and (b) they’re probably less likely even later on to update, since the argument may still have an argh-that-jerk-said-that-nasty-thing-about-my-awesome-stuff vibe clinging to it.
I don’t know.
Why would they lose more face by admitting the tool did the wrong thing, than by admitting they were wrong in saying that it’s better to diff against the repository? It appears their loyalty to the tool is more important to them than their beliefs.
Because by admitting the tool did the wrong thing after they said they’re a fan of the tool, that’s admitting that they screwed up with their tool choice. The harder they promoted it before the problem was revealed to them, the more face can be lost.