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> just In my experience this word means you don't know whatever you're speaking about. "Just" almost always hide a ton of unknown unknowns. After being burned
by arkh 2y ago
> just
In my experience this word means you don't know whatever you're speaking about. "Just" almost always hide a ton of unknown unknowns. After being burned enough times nowadays when I'm going to use it I try to stop and start asking more questions.
- fragmede 2y agoIt's a trick of human psychology. Asking "why don't you just..." leads to one reaction, when asking "what are the road blocks to completing..." leads to a different but same answer. But thinking "just" is good when you see it as a learning opportunity.
- hattmall 2y agoI mean, perhaps, but in this case "just" isn't offering any cover. It is only part of the sentence for alliterative purposes, you could "just" remove it and the meaning remains.