The Picard Maneuver to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works • 4 months agoGuy friends' advicelemmy.worldimagemessage-square72arrow-up1465
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minus-square@AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•4 months agoI’d say it’s telling someone to focus on a task at hand
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•4 months agoYeah but if that task isn’t something that someone’s life depends on turn it’s a pretty dick move.
minus-square@AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoLike “I need to lock in and finish this essay” sort of thing
minus-square@AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoIs there context here that I’m missing? I’m confused
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•4 months agoYeah an essay isn’t an emergency. Telling someone they have to stop crying is physically and mentally harmful. So doing so without some on going reason they absolutely have to stop is a dick move.
I’d say it’s telling someone to focus on a task at hand
Yeah but if that task isn’t something that someone’s life depends on turn it’s a pretty dick move.
Like “I need to lock in and finish this essay” sort of thing
You can ask for an extension.
Is there context here that I’m missing? I’m confused
Yeah an essay isn’t an emergency. Telling someone they have to stop crying is physically and mentally harmful. So doing so without some on going reason they absolutely have to stop is a dick move.