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by all2 2443 days ago
> So your post felt like a (small) attack too.

Certainly not my intent. I come across stuff like GGP and I have a gut reaction "Oh! I know a thing! Here, see what I know?! I am helpful!"

I do this occasionally at work, too: where I explain something fundamental to people who have been doing the work for 20+ years.

Part of it is that I'm reinforcing my mental model, and part is I'm trying to be helpful. I suppose this can come across as patronizing or insulting. That's never my intent. I try not to assume what people do or don't know, because I don't know quite a lot and the asides that people make are super helpful to me (especially in fields that I know nothing about).

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All good and thanks for the explanation. I was def a bit grumpy and you really wanted just to help.