• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    No one’s been able to answer this very basic question.

    Because you are not giving us enough info to work with.

    Imagine you going to a book store and being the clerk in this scenario

    Cust: I am looking for a passage of text from an obscure book. Clerk: Ok, what is the text you are looking for.
    Cust: I don’t want to tell you.
    Clerk: ok, what book is it from?
    Cust: I can’t say.

    You are being that customer right now. You need to help us help you.

    • PlogLod@lemmy.worldOP
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      11 months ago

      Since your example isn’t accurate, I’ll modify it to make a more apt analogy.

      Cust: I am looking for a passage of text from an obscure book.

      Clerk: Ok, what is the book you are looking for.

      Cust: It’s called “Ancient Unholy Incantations”

      Clerk: oh, why do you want that book? Why why why?

      Cust: I can’t really say because it’s various things I can’t really remember.

      Clerk: Tell me! Or else I can’t help. I physically can’t. It’s not that I don’t want to because I don’t believe your intentions are good and need convincing. Something… would prevent me from doing so.

      Cust: Ok well it’s sort of for a lot of different purposes, like just random stuff, maybe for making my dog happy, or for helping grow my garden.

      Clerk: No, no, tell me more! What is it? You haven’t given me enough information. I can’t help you!

      Cust: Are you sure it’s not just that you don’t want to because you assume my intentions are bad?

      Clerk: You are alt-right!!!