I agree that saying “You won” sounds a little snarkier than just saying “You were right”. But if you listen to him, Adams definitely implies the latter.
And, he is admiting that his thought process led him to a bad decision. So, while he may be arrogant, he is not a clown. Also, the guy who created a brilliant comic series like Dilbert has a right to be more arrogant than your average Joe.
Sounds like Fonzie saying, “I was wrrrrrr.”
He is, or was, a member of Mensa. I heard he let his membership expire, but we were both in the same group back when I lived in the bay area.
NO ONE analyzes every action they take. You do not have time for that and wouldn't make it out of the house-door on your way to work.
That said, making these assumptions and being on cruise control (mind shut off) is one thing if we're tasking about toothpaste or using a towel to dry off with, what nail clipper to use... We assume and trust that these will be safe to use and work like they always have for the past decades in our life.
However, laying such trust and being on cruise control when you're talking about a pharma industry and in particular company (Pfizer) that has been shown to act unethically in the past, a government which is in bed with these big corporations, and where life limb or eyesight are at stake, is foolish.
That is exactly when you should be asking questions. And if the answers are that the numbers are inflated for Covid fatalities, the vaccine was rushed to market and not fully tested, using a method for development not used for vaccines in the past (mRNA)... it soon becomes a case where you laying blind “faith” in government and pharma that they got it right. Rather than being on the side of logic and reason, you are on the side of mass consensus (group think) and giving into token incentives or coercive pressures (carrots and sticks).