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True. My first reaction to the directive, was that it was rude. Reading more of the context attenuated that impression, but I still think it could have been phr
by jonnycomputer 5y ago
True. My first reaction to the directive, was that it was rude. Reading more of the context attenuated that impression, but I still think it could have been phrased less ... paternalistically?
- jka 5y agoYou could be onto something there, yep.
- jonnycomputer 5y agoCommunication is hard.
- jka 5y agoIt certainly is. Here's a (probably totally unrelated) comment that I think is good food for thought: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29917158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29917158
- jonnycomputer 5y agoInteresting.
- jka 5y ago:)
- zepto 5y agoIt is, but there are some easy heuristics before you get to the hard stuff. One is that telling people how they should feel about things is usually irritating.