Getting proven wrong should be something that excites you, not angers you.
I’d like to think many people trust their own conscience and gut more than anyone else. Imagine trusting yourself so much on whether it be a fact, knowledge, history, or anything, only to be told what you think is correct, is actually wrong.
For many, this is an angering feeling. “I hate this guy for knowing more than me… he sucks he doesn’t know what he’s saying.” That’s usually the reaction. But imagine if you changed the reaction into something like “wait this isn’t correct? I’m not correct? I thought I’m always correct? There’s more to learn?”
If getting proven wrong is seen as an opportunity to simply learn more, why is it so infuriating? Obviously if somebody is rubbing it in your face, this is a separate conversation, cause it’s not about the proven facts anymore, but rather that person is just being an asshole.
I love to get proven wrong because it just opens up an opportunity to learn something new about a topic I already thought I knew. Think of it as those times people say they wish they can see a movie again for the first time or read something again for the first time. Getting proven wrong on something you think you know so well is like this. You get to learn it again. And it’s new.