[sonnekki]

> it's "I don't know, but I'm happy to find out" or "I don't know, but I'd love to learn how."

Indeed! That superficial allure is the technical person's user-talk reaction in my opinion. It's that very reason why I don't talk to users that way because, to some extent, it's condescending: something which I try very hard not to be.

Maybe I'm an idealist, but I find being honest gets a lot more things done than sugar-coating everything. It's probably why I'm also not good at politics.