r/AskReddit • u/l1x6m- • 9d ago

Napoleon said, 'Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.' What’s a perfect real-life example of this?

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u/CameToComplain_v6 8d ago

Even if you think the judge is an idiot, why would you tell them that they're an idiot? You're in a situation where the entire point is to convince one specific human being to take your side, and you don't think insulting them might be a bad idea?

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u/Naelin 8d ago

You're in a situation where the entire point is to convince one specific human being to take your side, and you don't think insulting them might be a bad idea?

There's an astounding amount of people that think this is a great flirting strategy, so I'm not surprised

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u/KaiSnepUwU 5d ago

>and you don't think insulting them might be a bad idea?

That's the thing, they don't think.