alt Hacker NewsRelated: I wish there was a TV show where they would ask simple yes/no questions to politicians and business leaders, but their mic would only be unmuted after they press a "yes" or "no" button.
Answering a yes/no question with a "we're doing everything we can to ensure a smooth experience for our customers" is spindoctoring 101.
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loloquwowndueo • last Friday at 10:38 AM
They’d just press whatever and then start their verbal reply with “yes and no”
But that's not how people generally hold their opinions or even should (I'd argue). You can ask me "Yes or no, should we kill people?" and I can't really give you hard "yes" or "no", there is nuance and context to consider, and probably most beliefs I hold, have some sort of nuance.
Unless you're also asking politicians to all become 100% dogmatic, I don't think that's a realistic suggestion.