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The problem is that this is what people say even when it does have something to do with you.
by librish 5y ago
The problem is that this is what people say even when it does have something to do with you.
- jonahx 5y agoI mean, in the same sense that it's "a problem" when a con man gives the same pitch as a trustworthy salesman. The solution isn't for the trustworthy to stop honestly describing their products. It's to gain a reputation for honesty. Also, you'll the know the truth from the context of your overall relationship, or, if that is thin, when they do actually reschedule.
- librish 5y agoYes but empirically the chance of someone rescheduling is low.
- mgfist 5y agoSo? It's not your responsibility for someone else's insecurity - and in fact, if you stop to assume that they think this way, you'll find that they 9/10 times do not.
- librish 5y agoI'm not sure how responsibility plays in. Being bluntly honest lowers your chance of making friends, in my experience.
- nkrisc 5y agoYou can't control what other people think about you. Better to just tell the truth instead of trying to shape their opinion of you.