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TheOtherDave comments on Open Thread, October 27 - 31, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 30 October 2013 03:23:31PM 0 points [-]

What I find staggering is why so many people skip the process of thinking "well, I can't offer you any good advice unless you give us more deta-...oh, wait, you weren't asking for advice", and just go ahead and offer it up anyway.

When you say you find this staggering, do you mean you don't understand why many people do this?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 30 October 2013 03:41:47PM 1 point [-]

I can speculate as to why people do this, but given my inability to escape the behaviour, I clearly don't understand it very well.

To a certain extent, I'm also surprised that it happens on Less Wrong, which I would credit with above-average reading comprehension skills. Answering the question you want to answer, rather than the question that was asked, is something I'd expect less of here.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 30 October 2013 03:49:07PM 0 points [-]

That's fair.