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If people would be happy with bullet points we could just send them.
But you need to have a bunch of fluff or people assume you’re being uncooperative.
Sometimes it's frustrating not being able to answer a yes or no question with just yes or no
I have never met that kind of person that won't accept a short answer that actually answers a question.
What I have seen plenty of is people that are completely sure nobody else will accept short answers. They specifically will always accept it, of course, but nobody else.
"Why can't I just send bullet points?"
"It's bad etiquette. You have to put in the effort to write a proper email, to show you care."
"Okay, how do I write a proper email?"
"Oh I just use ChatGPT mostly."
True social niceties matter
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