• Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.socialOP
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      4 months ago

      “You shouldn’t do [y] either, you idiot, you absolute fucking buffoon. You should instead do [z, which costs a fortune and/or requires you to restructure your entire life]”

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      4 months ago

      “But why do you want that?” should be an automatic time-out on most Q&A sites. Especially anything technical.

      I don’t need to convince you to make my decisions.

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        4 months ago

        A lot of the time, the fundamental issue is the lack of information provided by the poster. I’ve seen so many threads where the provided information just isn’t enough, and they don’t react to any of the questions at all.