Comment by mjmsmith 21 hours ago Why is it "guesser" rather than, say, "hinter"? 2 comments mjmsmith Reply bena 21 hours ago I guess it's because they expect others to operate at the same level so they will expect to guess what others want.But I agree with you, it should switch to align from the perspective of the person wanting something. JoshTriplett 21 hours ago I've also seen responses saying that the framing of "ask" culture makes it sound as though it's all "ask" and no "tell", which is counterproductive.
bena 21 hours ago I guess it's because they expect others to operate at the same level so they will expect to guess what others want.But I agree with you, it should switch to align from the perspective of the person wanting something. JoshTriplett 21 hours ago I've also seen responses saying that the framing of "ask" culture makes it sound as though it's all "ask" and no "tell", which is counterproductive.
JoshTriplett 21 hours ago I've also seen responses saying that the framing of "ask" culture makes it sound as though it's all "ask" and no "tell", which is counterproductive.
I guess it's because they expect others to operate at the same level so they will expect to guess what others want.
But I agree with you, it should switch to align from the perspective of the person wanting something.
I've also seen responses saying that the framing of "ask" culture makes it sound as though it's all "ask" and no "tell", which is counterproductive.