“Who in the community do you think is easily flatterable enough to get to say yes, and also stupid enough to not realize I’m making fun of them.”
I think anyone who says anything like this should stop and consider whether it is more likely to come out of the mouth of the hero or the villain of a story.
I think the people who say such things don’t really care, and would probably include your advice in the list of quotes they consider funny. (In other words, this is not a “mistake theory” situation.)
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The response is too harsh, I think. There are situations where this is a useful advice. For example, if someone is acting under peer pressure, then telling them this may provide a useful outside view. As the Asch’s Conformity Experiment teaches us, the first dissenting voice can be extremely valuable. It just seems unlikely that this is the robosucka’s case.
You’re correct that this isn’t something that can told to someone who is already in the middle of doing the thing. They mostly have to figure it out for themself.
I think anyone who says anything like this should stop and consider whether it is more likely to come out of the mouth of the hero or the villain of a story.
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anyone who is trying to [do terrible thing] should stop and consider whether that might make them [a person who has done terrible thing]
can you imagine how this isn’t a terribly useful thing to say.
Advice of this specific form has been has been helpful for me in the past. Sometimes I don’t notice immediately when the actions I’m taking are not ones I would endorse after a bit of thinking (particularly when they’re fun and good for me in the short-term but bad for others or for me longer-term). This is also why having rules to follow for myself is helpful (eg: never lying or breaking promises)
hmm, fair. I guess it does help if the person is doing something bad by accident, rather than because they intend to. just, don’t underestimate how often the latter happens either, or something. or overestimate it, would be your point in reply, I suppose!
“Who in the community do you think is easily flatterable enough to get to say yes, and also stupid enough to not realize I’m making fun of them.”
I think anyone who says anything like this should stop and consider whether it is more likely to come out of the mouth of the hero or the villain of a story.
I think the people who say such things don’t really care, and would probably include your advice in the list of quotes they consider funny. (In other words, this is not a “mistake theory” situation.)
EDIT:
The response is too harsh, I think. There are situations where this is a useful advice. For example, if someone is acting under peer pressure, then telling them this may provide a useful outside view. As the Asch’s Conformity Experiment teaches us, the first dissenting voice can be extremely valuable. It just seems unlikely that this is the robosucka’s case.
You’re correct that this isn’t something that can told to someone who is already in the middle of doing the thing. They mostly have to figure it out for themself.
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can you imagine how this isn’t a terribly useful thing to say.
Advice of this specific form has been has been helpful for me in the past. Sometimes I don’t notice immediately when the actions I’m taking are not ones I would endorse after a bit of thinking (particularly when they’re fun and good for me in the short-term but bad for others or for me longer-term). This is also why having rules to follow for myself is helpful (eg: never lying or breaking promises)
hmm, fair. I guess it does help if the person is doing something bad by accident, rather than because they intend to. just, don’t underestimate how often the latter happens either, or something. or overestimate it, would be your point in reply, I suppose!