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Why does nobody talk about the time you ask a simple question and get a whole lecture instead
I was at a family thing last weekend and asked my uncle, who works in IT, how to fix a slow computer. I mean, I just wanted a quick tip, maybe clear the cache or something. He launched into a 45 minute breakdown of RAM allocation and registry errors, and I just had to stand there nodding. Has anyone else had a simple 'ask anything' moment totally hijacked like that?
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kimfisher19h ago
Oh man, that is the worst! I asked a friend who's into cars what a weird noise might be, just hoping for a "check the oil" type answer. I got a full history of the internal combustion engine and a diagram drawn on a napkin. It's like they forget we just want the simple fix, not the whole college course.
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corap2116h agoProlific Poster
Tell them you need the "for dummies" version right from the start. Next time just say "give me the one thing to check first before you go full mechanic mode." It saves everyone's time and stops the lecture. People get excited about their thing and forget normal people just want the noise to stop.
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blair_nguyen13h ago
Ever think the expert is being rude by giving too much info? I used to. Thought they were showing off. But now I see it's the opposite. They care so much about their thing they want to give you the full picture. They're trying to be thorough, not annoying. The trick is cutting them off early before the lecture starts, like you said.
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