This seems like a complementary idea to "Willingness to look stupid": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28942189 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2894218

This seems like a complementary idea to "Willingness to look stupid": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28942189 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28942189 Rather than jump to calling out something as wrong, it can be helpful for mutual understanding to first ask questions framed in the terms of the apparent misconception, even if it sounds wrong to your mind or risks making you look stupid. Sometimes you'll find that there was actually no mistake, and other times you may make a positive contribution in a way that's more collaborative than adversarial.