Comment by apsurd
1 year ago
words mean things. What's really the benefit of adding in "just"?
Your claim is that people are too easily offended and so maybe these people will be (too) easily offend by the word. So what's really the benefit of using the word?
It adds clarity that you're proposing an alternate solution precisely because it's simpler/less work and not as a general alternative. It's a qualifier. think of it as shorthand for "Wouldn't it be easier if..."
Saying something like "would it be easier to add a DNS record" seems effective too without the baggage?
Twice the words. But more importantly, if a DNS record is a bad idea, your version is likely to get a more detailed response. It can be valuable to get a compact answer like filtering rules or we don't have a local DNS server.
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Yea, like "just let them eat cake"!
Group conformance yields substantial dividends.
Disagree with people's heuristics too often and you might find yourself looking for a job.