philh comments on Open Thread Feb 29 - March 6, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: philh 01 March 2016 10:22:45AM 2 points [-]

Saying "I don't want to hear that" when specifically asked if you want to hear it is very different from "shut up, I don't want to hear what you want to talk about".

Comment author: buybuydandavis 01 March 2016 11:15:17AM *  2 points [-]

Yes. I was referring to the latter, which I've seen a lot of.

So much so, that people tip toe around and ask for permission to speak.