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Can you elaborate? I have a hard time understanding how that describes any of the rules here. For example: >No feigning surprise >Dan: What’s the command lin

• readthenotes1 2y ago
  Because Dan may not have meant the words precisely as uttered, Carol's exclamation of surprise may cause Dan to focus in on better comms. "Of course I've used the command line, I meant this <insert favorite replacement for Bash>"
  • mtlynch 2y ago
    Right, but based on his statement in that environment, the odds are strongly that Dan doesn't know what the command line is. It's true that there's an outside chance that Carol's comment would be helpful given unlikely circumstances, but it's more likely that Carol's feigned surprise will make Dan feel stupid for not knowing. People don't need to say the first thing that pops into their mind just because it's their genuine reaction. When I hear people say things that sound stupid, I don't say, "Wow, I think you're stupid," even though there's an outside chance that the person I'm speaking to takes odd pleasure in people thinking they're stupid.[0] If my first thought is insulting or rude, I can think for a few more milliseconds and think of a response that achieves my goal while reducing the risk of insulting the person I'm speaking to. [0] https://danluu.com/look-stupid/ https://danluu.com/look-stupid/