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0 pointsat_a_remove5y ago0 comments

No, it isn't.

But good lord, sometimes trying to get technical help on the Internet turns into this rabbithole of people who are specifically looking for ways not to be helpful. "Did you really want that?" "Did you consider alternatives?" "What you really have is an XY problem."

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pugworthy5y ago

"Truly identifying a problem means looking deeper at the symptoms, the customer, the impact, the alternatives, the opportunity, and the relationships between them, while avoiding the “solution bias” (often known as “The issue is that the customer does not use my solution”)."

#1 item from https://www.molfar.io/blog/yc-questions

at_a_removeOP5y ago

Or not. Not everything has to be this super-deep, six whys exploration of how craving and attachment is the cause of all suffering and if you would only stop wanting a solution you would no longer be in pain.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

pugworthy5y ago

If it was a cigar he’d just ask the technical question of how to capture and simulate someone’s voice.

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0 pointsat_a_remove5y ago0 comments

No, it isn't.

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pugworthy5y ago

#1 item from https://www.molfar.io/blog/yc-questions

at_a_removeOP5y ago

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

pugworthy5y ago

If it was a cigar he’d just ask the technical question of how to capture and simulate someone’s voice.

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