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DAE get way more honest answers when they ask something in person?
Three years ago, I was trying to figure out why my car kept stalling at stoplights. I posted on a forum and got like 20 different guesses, from bad gas to a computer issue. Last month, I had a weird noise in my basement and just asked my neighbor Dave, who used to be a contractor. He came over, listened for 10 seconds, and said 'Your sump pump impeller is shot, it's a $40 part.' He was right. Then last week at the grocery store, I couldn't find tahini and just asked a stocker. He walked me right to it and said they moved it last Tuesday. Online, you get a flood of maybe-answers... but asking a real person who's right there just cuts through all the noise. Has anyone else noticed the quality of the answer totally depends on how you ask?
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patel.leo5d ago
I mean, sometimes you just need the right Dave. Forums are full of people who want to sound smart, not fix your actual problem. But that neighbor who's seen it a hundred times? That's the guy you want.
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janaw115d ago
Oh man, the online forum thing is so real. It's like you ask about a weird noise and suddenly you're getting a 12-step plan to rebuild your entire house from the ground up. Meanwhile, Dave just points at the thing making the noise and names it.
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