Morendil comments on Require contributions in advance - Less Wrong

53 Post author: Viliam 08 February 2016 12:55PM

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Comment author: Dagon 08 February 2016 03:10:14PM 13 points [-]

Do keep in mind that if a friend actually follows through, you've significantly raised the stakes of saying "no" later.

Comment author: Morendil 10 February 2016 08:57:33AM 2 points [-]

Absolutely - so don't be insincere in the setup. If you think "no way", say "no way".