[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]get_ate wrote:
Eh…
…if asking questions and not choosing ignorance can save somebody from possibly committing a list of errors due to ‘trial and error’ machismo, then I fail to see anything wrong with asking questions.
Zero.
You, on the other hand, do not have to click on those damn threads…
…keeping it moving is not that difficult if it’s beneath you and you deem someone’s question as being moronic, sophomoric, imbecilic, and whatever other adjectives.
When driving to a location for the first time, should one drive by looking at a map and/or asking questions…
…or should one find said location by ‘trial and error’?
A prideful fool picks the latter…[/quote]
I don’t believe anybody here is talking about being an asshole to newbs that are putting in the effort to figure shit out…the ones that have read up, done their homework, bust their asses, then need to ask questions about frequency, form adjustments, etc…those aren’t the ones we have problems with.
It’s people who expect EVERYTHING handed to them on a silver platter. For example:
Or, to use your metaphor, we don’t mind giving directions to a guy who already has looked at a map, but is confused about something. It’s the guy that was too lazy to even glance at a map, and expects us to hop in the passenger seat, and drop everything to help him out, that we disdain. Fair enough?[/quote]
Exactly. This is a perfect metaphor but a real-life example came to mind as well. I’m the guy who stands at the front of Best Buy when customers walk in, so I end up getting asked a lot of questions. One thing I see more frequently than anything else is someone coming in and saying “Where are your iPods?”
Number one, there is a giant fucking sign ten feet straight ahead of the door that says “MP3/iPods” for them to see. That means they’re not even giving an effort into finding it by themselves.
Number two, let’s say that person went over to the kiosk knowing for sure that the iPod is what they want and it’s right for them, because they’ve supposedly done a bunch of research and asked a lot of “experts” at Consumer’s Report. But still, they ask one of the employees for more specifications and descriptions of how it works. Eventually, they find out that the Zune is actually a better pick for what they need, so they get that instead. Wouldn’t that person be glad that they took a little bit of extra time to make sure the investment in which they’re about to make is the proper one?
Well, I can honestly say I’d much rather find out for myself what does and doesn’t work for me compared to others. I know for a fact the way that Hungry ^ up there lifts up there would reap more negative results than positive. . . because I’ve TRIED something similar. Instead, I found general templates and recommendations, and tweaked them to cater to the way my body reacts to that program.
