Is it just me or do you, hacker news folks, also find Apple Store guys mansplaining things too often? How to get them fix exactly the thing you know is wrong?
In many situations in life I find that if I act ignorant or say "assume I don't know anything about X" the other party will teach me something I didn't know because they aren't afraid of insulting me.
I looked up "mansplaining" and I do understand the natural response might be to be pissed because they aren't recognizing your/my competence. The thing is, I don't care if they think I'm a genius or an idiot.
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[ 239 ms ] story [ 615 ms ] threadIn many situations in life I find that if I act ignorant or say "assume I don't know anything about X" the other party will teach me something I didn't know because they aren't afraid of insulting me.
I looked up "mansplaining" and I do understand the natural response might be to be pissed because they aren't recognizing your/my competence. The thing is, I don't care if they think I'm a genius or an idiot.
Unfortunately, listening to someone "mansplaining" also involves making inaccurate statements which almost feels like you are being cheated.