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Why do people use "I stopped reading after..."? The only thing this accomplishes in my mind is to apparently show you have a closed mind, which is not a piece
by SeanDav 14y ago
Why do people use "I stopped reading after..."?
The only thing this accomplishes in my mind is to apparently show you have a closed mind, which is not a piece of information that really interests me. What does this add to the discussion? If you don't agree with something then ignore it, or downvote it or even better, give a constructive criticism.
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- jQueryIsAwesome 14y ago"I stopped reading after..." is an expression. When someone says "It really breaks my hearth when..." they don't really mean that their cardiac muscles are being damaged. Also, calling someone out for bad language counts as constructive criticism in my book.
- JasonFruit 14y agoI did literally stop reading, because, rightly or wrongly, the README said this tool isn't for me. I thought I'd mention it, because I suspect that the author didn't really intend to say I shouldn't use it, and I thought they should be aware that they did so.
- gcr 14y agoWhen the goal is to get people to use a product you've built, seeing what puts customers off can be very hard because of eg. confirmation bias, tunnel vision, and so on. That's why statements like "I stopped reading after..." or "Then I decided not to..." can be very valuable.