Originally Posted by eatittom

Why do pilots say the "I've talked to X about X" thing so often and never learn? It's called preference falsification. I do it on every trip. Captain goes on rant --> "What do you think?" --> Say something captain agrees with.

"Who are all these 'yes' voters?" everyone was asking after the CBA was voted on. When you steamroll people with an opinion, they aren't going to tell you what they really think. I voted yes because I wanted two years off (from which I would probably have never returned).