TranscriptionBlack text on white background reading “when i say "if i recall" or "if i remember correctly" i am being polite about being right. i remember and i am correct.”

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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's me in person. Online I'm more likely to offer an opinion on a subject, with a caveat that I'm willing to be corrected. In person, if I speak up, it's because I am either 100% correct, or I have every reason to believe I am. I don't open my trap unless I am positive I know the answer.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don’t open my trap unless I am positive I know the answer.

    This is is a remarkably valuable skill, and remarkably rare.

    I'll stay quiet even in that case if it looks like the answer's close to the surface of the conversation anyway.

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