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After going ballistic on 'stupid' people on twitter and getting quite negative feedback on such, I'm done giving advice. People were propagating wrong informat
by mkirklions 8y ago
After going ballistic on 'stupid' people on twitter and getting quite negative feedback on such, I'm done giving advice.
People were propagating wrong information in my specialty and I lost it. I even provided them with factual/math proof and it didnt matter.
Now I'm over it, if they want to find the information, they can. Otherwise they get to fail without my help.
- growlist 8y agoGroup dynamics come into play as well. I guess everyone at one time or another has made a comment that has been ignored or disparaged, only for one of the in-crowd to make the exact same statement and receive a positive response. I've learnt over time to spot toxic situations like this and remove myself from them, but sometimes circumstances make that impossible, which is depressing.
- maccard 8y agoHow you deliver the advice is as important as what advice you give. There's a difference between: "Hey, I saw your thoughts on X, but actually here's some info that says you're incorrect" and "You're wrong. Here is proof, please read it and stop spreading worthless information" Based on the tone of your comment, is it possible that your delivery may be too harsh?
- phkahler 8y ago"Hey, I saw your thoughts on X, but actually here's some info that says you're incorrect" How about "here's some info that..." anything but offering proof that they are incorrect.