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[-] Binette@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

The comments in this posts have everything I hoped to not see again once I left reddit for Lemmy 😭

Like I've been mansplined before and it wasn't fun. And no, women are less likely to do that because of societal reasons, not genetics 😂. I'm not even sure if some of the comments come from scientists, with the amount of confusion over social/genetic causes.

Anyways, if you think someone needs help with something, always ask. And when talking to someone, ESPECIALLY if it's a colleague/classmate, don't try dumbing down the conversation unless you know the person you're talking to won't understand it.

[-] SaberKazd@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I usually have the opposite happen to me. When someone happens to ask me about something, I tend to go into the specifics and give detailed information that I consider relevant and/or useful, but get complained that I'm "showing off" or being a jerk trying to make them look dumb. I kind of get what they mean, but I still can't figure out where the line is when considering the other person knowledge of something without coming off as condescending or rude.