It's also how I win every argument. I'm earnest, give it my
   everything, and in the end, I walk away knowing at least
   *something* I didn't know before. That's why I do it. Not to get
   another person to say, "Gee, Ken, you're right! You're smarter /
   wiser / funnier / more clever/ more sarcastic than me" or to
   walk away in shame. I win every argument because my goal is set
   for learning.