top | item 46725356 (no title) mjmsmith | 1 month ago Why is it "guesser" rather than, say, "hinter"? discuss order hn newest bena|1 month 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|1 month 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|1 month 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|1 month 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|1 month 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|1 month ago
But I agree with you, it should switch to align from the perspective of the person wanting something.
JoshTriplett|1 month ago