• owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    It’s this. Anyone who asks you a question and then interrupts your reply was either trying to ask a rhetorical question (which is ambiguous for anyone in this scenario, neurodivergent or typical), or is acting in bad faith. You’re completely justified in feeling frustrated by it.

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      30 days ago

      That question can be clear by tone, and by level of trust.

      I’m a very curious person, so I want to understand what drove a decision (even if it was “I don’t know” or “Just seemed like the right answer”), and I want to understand someone’s approach to things - there’s lots to be learned that way.

      But yea, quite often it’s a rhetorical, judgmental question.