I feel this so hard. Why can't people just be clear about what they want?
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@dorgaldir @actuallyautistic When I was in elementary school, we were asked to calculate the area of a kitchen table. Apparently everyone was either NT( I didn’t do the NT backwards questioning so I didn’t understand it was to test our knowledge on how to calculate area of a circle.) or they had a circular kitchen table. Ours was a rectangle only given was one length information. So I assumed they want us to assume a square, of course I was wrong!
I cried all day and all night. Luckily my parents were kind they discussed this with some friends, then with my teacher. My teacher was very kind, talked to me on the phone and said I was right to assume what I assumed and the question needs to be clearer. Even this didn’t help me feel better. That sadness and disappointment never ceased. Looking back, this was one my first experiences with how the societally accepted mind works. And the seeds of me believing I will be always wrong whatever I do, say, decide, were being planted. Now I have a forest living inside me.
@Georgy @dorgaldir @actuallyautistic A drawer has 8 blue socks and 6 red socks. How many socks does one need to remove from the drawer to get a pair?
My answer: 2; the "correct" answer: 3.
The question did not specify that the sock draws were blind. The question did not specify that a pair consists of two socks of the same color, rather than the colloquial meaning of "pair", which is 2. The question did not address why all socks are evil foot-stranglers.
@log @dorgaldir @actuallyautistic totally agree with you
@Georgy @dorgaldir @actuallyautistic It took me a few years after exiting school to realize that I was wrong less often than I thought, and people were just really bad at communicating what they want. Wasted years.