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		marcinzm on March 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Female Founder Secrets: Men Clamming Up But all that does in practice is that only those who can come up with perfectly worded advice on the spot that will not offend anyone will be giving advice to people who might become offended. Which actually hurts the underprivileged since they will now receive a significantly reduced amount of advice.

d4v3 on March 28, 2021 | [–]

Most advice to give has already been thought about. And if not, you can simply say "Let me get back to you with feedback on ___"

oblio on March 28, 2021 | [–]

Why perfectly worded? I guess it depends on the person, but coming up with examples should be easy, in my experience.

It's just an extension of the classic "show, don't tell".

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