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  • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoProgramming@beehaw.org*Permanently Deleted*
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    7 months ago

    They’re trying to work out what problem you’re trying to solve, so they can give you actually useful advice for your - frankly - very vague question

    “What are you trying to achieve” is a perfectly reasonable question to ask about a deeply under-specified problem

    Edit: here’s my theory:

    This is a homework or interview question you’ve been asked, that depends on specific context that you haven’t included (because you don’t know what context is even relevant)

    You don’t want to admit that’s why you’re asking, because you know that defeats the point of you being asked in the first place.

    Hence, you’re being absurdly hostile to someone trying to help, because you can’t answer their question without admitting you’re trying to cheat