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Re:Ask HN: How do I stop being used? by hellisothers on Thursday June 09, 2022 @03:22PM (#31685624)
I dunno about adding this transactional nature to personal relationships for personal requests. If a friend/family member asks for help setting up their personal WiFi at home and you don’t have the time just say you don’t have time and you’re trying to set boundaries. If the WiFi setup is for their business or you are a professional WiFi setter-upper then sure discuss a transaction because it’s business at that point. If a a friend/family member asked me for money to do a casual ask it would cause me to reassess our relationship. Suggesting reciprocity at the time of the ask is just as bad, it suggests there is no trust.
Re:Ask HN: How do I stop being used? by sgt on Thursday June 09, 2022 @04:05PM (#31686093)
Or suggest that you're busy and the only time you have is 7am on Saturday or even very late. That'll test the relationship
Re:Ask HN: How do I stop being used? by foxes on Saturday June 11, 2022 @01:02AM (#31702072)
Why does it have to be a test if you are friends lol?
Re:Ask HN: How do I stop being used? by blooalien on Saturday June 11, 2022 @06:18AM (#31703387)
Indeed. If one feels the need to test a friendship, maybe it wasn't ever really all that much of a friendship at all.