> Things like "You're right, but for a stronger reason than you said:"
I also get this a lot, but almost always with "and for a stronger reason than you said", which makes it sound more like it's reinforcing me than one-upping me.
Looking through my recent transcripts, I found this pattern 12 times, with every time using "and" instead of "but".
Eg:
- "Confirmed, and it's worse than a pause quirk."
- "I think the ban is right, and it's a stronger idea than what I'd proposed."
I did find one instance with "but", but it was a genuine disagreement rather than 1-upping or presenting strengthening evidence: "I would cap it, but for a different reason than fairness."
It probably is "and", and I agree it sounds better than "but". That was probably just me misremembering because it was about the feeling and not the exact words.
But if it were a person, I'd still definitely think they were trying to show they were smarter than me.
You're too dumb to get your own point. Let me spoonfeed it back to you