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> I really just wanted to call this BA an idiot and bully the problem away, it would have saved a significant amount of time and frustration for multiple partie

> I really just wanted to call this BA an idiot and bully the problem away, it would have saved a significant amount of time and frustration for multiple parties. If someone with authority over you isn't willing to take "no" for an answer, they're not going to take "no, you idiot" either. That doesn't save time, it just takes you from "wasting time" to "wasting time and also people are pissed at you."

jbob2000 8y ago
> If someone with authority over you isn't willing to take "no" for an answer, they're not going to take "no, you idiot" either. They might! An insult is like a splash of cold water to the face, it's a wake up call. When used surgically, it can push people to do great things. The BA was so, so grossly wrong about what the right click menu does and how websites work that maybe an insult would have caused him to go back and google a few things. Have you ever seen the movie Whiplash? Without the anguish caused by the conductor, do you think our drummer would have pushed himself to become a better drummer?