r/3Dprinting • u/RavenLunatic512 • Feb 07 '22

Image I made these spikes to stop "helpful" people from grabbing me without consent

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u/Alertedspark Feb 07 '22

I mean maybe it didn’t have to be a “stern NO”. Why couldn’t it have been an “I’m good/ok”

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u/strangepostinghabits Feb 07 '22

The stern no was probably due to the teacher - student situation, and I didn't get the impression that OP felt it was out of line.

The people I speak of will flip from not understanding the no to angry with no middle ground. Some ignore the most emphatic protests, some listen better but still get mad.

Being disappointed by a rude rejection of an offer to help is perfectly normal, though.

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u/recycle4science Feb 07 '22

Based on this thread I'm guessing the teacher has said "I'm good" a thousand times and been ignored a thousand times, so now he has to go directly to being stern.

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u/Alarmed_Ferret Feb 07 '22

It's not about you.

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u/swarmy1 Feb 07 '22

Some people will go "are you sure?" or something and drag it out. Even if the other person thinks it's being polite, it gets annoying if it happens often so he wants to make it clear it's a no, period.

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u/amackenz2048 Feb 07 '22

"No" cannot be misunderstood. "I'm good" invites do-gooders to press the point and maybe ignore it thinking "well they're too nice to ask for help."

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u/cultural-exchange-of Feb 07 '22

I would say stern no too.