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Yeah this doesn’t sound like a friendship type relationship though. I’d expect my friends to be supportive and mostly not clued in on all the details. In produ
by scyzoryk_xyz 5y ago
Yeah this doesn’t sound like a friendship type relationship though. I’d expect my friends to be supportive and mostly not clued in on all the details.
In productivity oriented organizations and relationships there are many roles which are more about what you describe - sober, sceptic, detailed, harsh, realistic etc.
- spiffytech 5y agoThe author seems to think questions like "why would someone use you over Google?" automatically come from a place of judgement. But a friend can ask that from a place of curiosity. You can have a conversation about it, where they try to understand and where you see important things you don't have good answers to. I expect my friends to cheer for me and help me live my best life, but I also expect them to poke and prod and question and sanity-check me when I make big decisions. A friend can be supportive and challenge you at the same time. I would feel hurt and disappointed if I knew a friend had serious reservations about something I was doing but chose not to voice them, instead putting on a smile and pretending it's a great plan. It doesn't feel very friend-y for someone to cheer me as I metaphorically drive off a cliff.
- scyzoryk_xyz 5y agoOh yeah you’re totally right on that. I guess what I mean is that I wouldn’t expect that friend to do deep research or be informed. Poking is the right word for it because it’s harmless - they wouldn’t be obliged to know all the information to seriously scrutinize what I’m doing.