Hubris has got in my way many times, just like many others. In terms of ego, who likes to apologize? Who likes to admit that they're wrong and take a hit to their egos? Not me. People all have an ego, and we like to protect it and buff it up by doing things that make us feel good about ourselves, just like donating to charity. Some do it because they actually want to help people, but some just do it to feel better about themselves.
But for a story about myself: Just like anyone with a little brother close in age (In my case 16 months apart) We had been arguing about who knows what. And it turned out he had been right, and it would have been more polite to have just said "Dude, I'm sorry" or something like that, but that never happened. While no real everlasting damage occurred between us, it is still something I should have said to finalize the disagreement and make him feel better
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