Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaintances to Get Coffee

Re:Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaint... by zzalpha on Monday August 22, 2016 @03:45PM (#12338875)

If you have good intentions and are useful to others, they will be attracted to you.

Am I the only one that finds this statement darkly utilitarian?

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Re:Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaint... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday August 22, 2016 @04:21PM (#12339139)

Useful probably isn't the best word choice. "Create value" is probably better substituted here. You can create value for others without the "being useful or used" connotation.

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Re:Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaint... by vertex-four on Monday August 22, 2016 @05:30PM (#12339584)

Although "create value" brings up images of corporate board rooms for me. Attempting to talk about interpersonal relationships without invoking capitalism is difficult. :(

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Re:Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaint... by sangnoir on Monday August 22, 2016 @05:38PM (#12339635)

How about "Be helpful"?

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Re:Everything I Am Afraid Might Happen If I Ask New Acquaint... by Joof on Monday August 22, 2016 @08:24PM (#12340408)

Oh god. It makes sense, but still sound awful.

If you are a good person and your company has a positive effect on them?

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