She had been in situations like this, where people said, Convince me, and in none of those had they actually wanted to be convinced. She could lay down a perfect argument and they just invented new bullshit on the spot to justify why the answer was still no. When people said, Convince me, she knew it didnΓ’β¬β’t mean they had an open mind. It meant they had power and wanted to enjoy it a minute.
β Max Barry
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