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by wfunction 4810 days ago
> Don't assume other people will understand things you don't bother to say.

I never assumed; I simply hoped it would be the case. Feel free to believe whatever you think I really meant, I already made my point so if you end up missing it that's perfectly fine with me.

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> Feel free to believe whatever you think I really meant ...

Want to communicate? Communicate. Use words that have universally accepted meanings. Stop assuming that others will or must fill in your blanks for you.

So far, you've tried and failed to argue that incoherence is a virtue and your communications breakdowns are the fault of others. Sorry -- no sale.

> I already made my point ...

The only point you've made is that you haven't made your point -- instead, you assign to others the responsibility for decoding the things you didn't say.