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Yes. Now, no snark, just advice. Your comment started off about you and was dismissive of Slack. Saying "How so?", in general, is not handled by people as a
by Ensorceled 7y ago
Yes. Now, no snark, just advice.
Your comment started off about you and was dismissive of Slack. Saying "How so?", in general, is not handled by people as a genuine and sincere question, it's usually laden with an "I don't believe you" vibe, especially with the dismissive nature of the lead-in.
If you had asked instead:
> "I've haven't really used slack, didn't really see the use case. Why can't you stop using it?"
You would have received a better response.
- vonmoltke 7y ago> Saying "How so?", in general, is not handled by people as a genuine and sincere question, it's usually laden with an "I don't believe you" vibe, especially with the dismissive nature of the lead-in. I don't believe that. I think it is a perfectly fine question, and don't find anything wrong with the way the post was worded. Based on my personal experience, I think my interpretation is the general one.
- Ensorceled 7y agoFrom my 30 years management experience, your personal experience is not what I've seen. Maybe works in small teams but not with strangers; too short, too abrupt and provides little to no context about the desired answer. For example, in the case above, was the "How so?" directed at the "immediately stop using it" part or the "have no choice" part? Both?
- josteink 7y ago> Saying "How so?", in general, is not handled by people as a genuine and sincere question, it's usually laden with an "I don't believe you" vibe That sounds like an extremely regional interpretation, and does not consider that the question was asked in good faith, something the HN guidelines specifically ask you to assume[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html