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There's also the XY problem problem, where some people expect that every of a complex or unusual question is an instance of the XY problem, even when the reques
by Gormo 11mo ago
There's also the XY problem problem, where some people expect that every of a complex or unusual question is an instance of the XY problem, even when the requester really does just need a solution to Y.
- kevinwang 11mo agoThe YXY problem?
- badc0ffee 11mo agoThis is rampant on corporate support forums, where a "power user" with a gold star will answer this and shut down your question. It's also common on Stack Overflow, but at least there, others will answer the actual question you're asking.
- nomel 11mo agoBoth are avoided with the exact same approach: when you're asking a question, give the full context. It makes everyone's life easier.
- derbOac 11mo agoI often find the full context gets into privacy issues, to put it one way, if I'm reluctant to get into the full context. I feel like this is one example of a general second guessing phenomenon. Sometimes that second guessing is accurate and sometimes it makes too many assumptions about the other person, or otherwise fails to consider other explanations for their behavior.