MixedNuts comments on Knowing what you want is a prerequisite to getting what you want - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 13 July 2011 10:12:15AM 9 points [-]

Being polite, however, means answering questions like "Do you think that girl is prettier than me?" with a "No." regardless of what I believe is true.

One might say being polite means not forcing other people to answer awkward questions.

Comment author: MixedNuts 13 July 2011 10:31:22AM 0 points [-]

Postel says you should answer awkward questions but not ask them. (Also, that you should say this girl isn't prettier than your interlocutor, but be fine when told she's prettier than you.)