<story><title>The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions</title><url>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3437468</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>gampleman</author><text>My wife was* one of those rare people who just went ahead and asked people whatever was on her mind. This had a curious effect as I often internally winced and thought &amp;quot;you did not just say that&amp;quot;. Sometimes I had the impulse to apologize for her or put in a joke to soften the blow. However, curiously, generally people didn&amp;#x27;t seem to mind or sometimes registered very mild embarrassment. In very rare cases they just avoided answering the question and she wouldn&amp;#x27;t press them.&lt;p&gt;But the great thing about it was that one could have really interesting deep conversations with near strangers, because one would skip over all the smalltalk and immediately discuss something everyone cared deeply about. In comparison I would have shyly still been discussing the weather whereas she would be already talking theology.&lt;p&gt;* She does it less now. Perhaps my bad influence or having kids?</text></comment>
<story><title>The Cost of Avoiding Sensitive Questions</title><url>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3437468</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sandoooo</author><text>The author misses the point. People are avoiding sensitive questions not because it impacts opinion on average, but because of the rare outliers that ruin it for everybody.&lt;p&gt;It takes just a single asshole reporting you to HR to ruin your life.</text></comment>