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Have you noticed that the people advocating for emotional coddling in this thread also seem to have trouble with nuance? They pose this false dichotomy of "Wow
by mcpackieh 3y ago
Have you noticed that the people advocating for emotional coddling in this thread also seem to have trouble with nuance? They pose this false dichotomy of "Wow I really love this but..." vs "This sucks go fuck yourself"
Simply being direct and forward without wrapping your words with empty praise or naked insults doesn't seem to be an option they recognize.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago'I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one.' - Mark Twain I also notice many people advocating "directness" tend to be bad with words. You may be paid to code, but you're still a professional expected to know how to communicate with peers and everyone else involved. Take time in both your craft and words.
- mcpackieh 3y agoIf you can't find the middle-ground between fake smarmy praise and telling people to go fuck themselves, maybe you should check yourself and not go around telling other people they aren't good at communicating. > In reality, we tend towards one extreme. This is a personal problem, you should work on improving this.
- mcpackieh 3y agoMore immature dichotomous thinking: "Why does one ask "why"? There's two primary reason: curiosity and accusation." Shocking mentality.