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Comment author: fiddlemath 02 July 2011 08:17:25AM 2 points [-]

Why not ask them at the point when they're unhappy? Because at that point they're going to be least receptive to my arguments.

Wait, this doesn't follow. You're not trying to get them to accept your argument, when you ask. You're trying to understand why they're angry or threatened.

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