The problem for asker is uncertainty in this case. Did they read my letter? Do they ignore only this request or decided to ban me forever because of my impolite request? Do they think that my status is so low that they even don’t bother reply anything?
But for the receiver of the request there are several benefits: no emotional energy is invested in making communication, and he could always change his mind, and said that he didn’t see my letter.
In Guess Culture if you didn’t receive an answer, the answer is “no”. You check that the communications are still working by asking about some unrelated minor thing.
The problem for asker is uncertainty in this case. Did they read my letter? Do they ignore only this request or decided to ban me forever because of my impolite request? Do they think that my status is so low that they even don’t bother reply anything?
But for the receiver of the request there are several benefits: no emotional energy is invested in making communication, and he could always change his mind, and said that he didn’t see my letter.
In Guess Culture if you didn’t receive an answer, the answer is “no”. You check that the communications are still working by asking about some unrelated minor thing.