I found the "cheat code" for angry people, and it honestly made me realize we are all basically NPCs
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I started doing this experiment a few months ago. Whenever someone comes at me hot—like a coworker trying to start drama, or someone trying to win a stupid argument—I completely stop fighting back.
Instead of defending myself (which is what they want), I just look them dead in the eye and calmly say, "You know what? You're actually completely right. I agree with you."
It literally crashes their brain. You can see the error 404 happen in their eyes.
People who are looking for a conflict already have a script running in their head. They expect you to push back (brute force) so they can use their next line. When you completely remove the resistance, they have nothing to push against. They just stand there stuttering, or they get visibly frustrated that they can't be mad anymore.
It takes absolutely zero energy from me, and it completely derails their entire system because they didn't get the dopamine hit of a fight. It’s crazy how predictable human behavior is once you stop playing by the rules they expect you to play by.
Anyone else do this? It almost feels like a social glitch.