Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? (2017)
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:33AM
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People prefer problems they know the answer to. Sometimes, when they don't know the answer to a problem, they'll try to cram it into a shape they recognize so the answer they already have works.
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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? (2017)
by Semiapies on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:10AM
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I think that's much more the case than the whole "XY" issue. It's clear the people asking "clarifying" questions about the workflow didn't have the slightest idea that man did that, much less why. But they can't get points or a feeling of accomplishment from recognizing that they're out of their depth and staying out of the discussion.