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The point is not so much that it's helpful information but that the social signal that get's send by witholding that information. Including the information sends a signal of cooperation, witholding sends a signal of defecting.
In general it's useful to frequently do things in writing that appear like signals of cooperation or otherwise your writing will feel like it's manipulative even if you don't really intend to manipulate.
Ah, I see. I will keep that in mind, and am updating on that now. Thanks!