Consider that, in addition to doing nothing yourself, you can also discourage others from doing anything. Write a nit-picky critique, say something vague like “I don’t you should do this” without any further explanation, defer to authority. We need to ensure that no-one does anything if they’re not at least 98% confident that they’re the world’s most qualified person to do the thing.
me: [reads this comment to my housemate, after showing him the post]
housemate: I don’t know, that sounds like doing things to me. they are literally recommending a course of action!
me: you should go say that in the comment thread!
housemate: ….meh.
(clearly my housemate has better internalized the lessons of this post than I)
Consider that, in addition to doing nothing yourself, you can also discourage others from doing anything.
Write a nit-picky critique, say something vague like “I don’t you should do this” without any further explanation, defer to authority.
We need to ensure that no-one does anything if they’re not at least 98% confident that they’re the world’s most qualified person to do the thing.
me: [reads this comment to my housemate, after showing him the post]
housemate: I don’t know, that sounds like doing things to me. they are literally recommending a course of action!
me: you should go say that in the comment thread!
housemate: ….meh.
(clearly my housemate has better internalized the lessons of this post than I)