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benayesterday at 9:33 PM1 replyview on HN

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.


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JoshTriplettyesterday at 9:36 PM

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.