Even mid career people like me can say things like “what does that word mean in this context?” Make them say it out loud. I don’t need to fight with them I only need them to keep talking and say “oh that’s interesting” as they lay out their insane plans for all to see. The more they talk about details the more they expose themselves. I don’t want to lose my job either, because I like it, so I try to get people to expound. Rational people will change their own minds. If they don’t talk themselves out of crazy ideas I can not reason with them - from there I do everything I can to help them isolate themselves and become less effective.
Even mid career people like me can say things like “what does that word mean in this context?” Make them say it out loud. I don’t need to fight with them I only need them to keep talking and say “oh that’s interesting” as they lay out their insane plans for all to see. The more they talk about details the more they expose themselves. I don’t want to lose my job either, because I like it, so I try to get people to expound. Rational people will change their own minds. If they don’t talk themselves out of crazy ideas I can not reason with them - from there I do everything I can to help them isolate themselves and become less effective.