What “we” want is a bunch of kinda aligned stuff to accomplish reasonably similar goals. I don’t think SO wants people to treat people the same by starting wit

What “we” want is a bunch of kinda aligned stuff to accomplish reasonably similar goals. I don’t think SO wants people to treat people the same by starting with the assumption that I am like you. I think they want the opposite. I think they want you to stop assuming things about the person you’re talking to altogether, and start baking that caution into your interactions.