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by jfoutz 811 days ago
I'd say less transmitting, and more preparation of the message.

"Please move" or "Get the fuck out of the goddamn way" both communicate the same information, one a bit more colorfully.

establishing and maintaining context, desired action and desired outcome take (well, me anyway) a substantial amount of time. Partly (for me) figuring out what the desired outcome actually is, and partly encoding that in a way that will be well received.