Giving your expertise and advice
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Internet trolls are usually the biggest snowflakes armed with emojis and either a new phone their parents just bought them or a tablet their grandkids just showed them to use.
But isn't there still a warehouse stocked full of popcorn somewhere?🤔
I still feel slighted over this, a 50 lb bag and not another 100 pages to follow along with while I listen to the sweet sound of the popcorn popping - damn, I miss that thread
The phenomenon the OP describes is an example of confirmation bias, a type of cognitive bias. In other words, people tend to search for information in a biased way to reaffirm their beliefs, which can include phasing questions in a bias manner to receive affirmative answers that supports their hypothesis. That these dorks do want to receive any answers that disprove their prior hypothesis.
It doesn't bother me too much if people don't want to share their successes or failures when given advice to fix their problems. But it is saddening because for the people that usually give the advice, they also sometimes need a little cognitive bias closure. The things that you experienced and pretty much know that X worked for you, but did it work for the questioner? The more that is validated (or debunked), the more the good information can be separated from the bad of what works and what doesn't.
And when I ask a question, it's because I want to know. All information is welcomed and when asking questions you should have an open mind. Let me sort out which I wish to believe or not. Some people know their craft, and some just think they do. It's like the guy that has 20 years of experience compared to the guy that has 1 year of experience 20 times. But yeah, when it turns out they're hit and run questioners, it can seem rather rude. We would all like to appreciate some feedback good or bad. Sometimes it is a validation in some ways but that goes for questioner and the ones who answer. Just because I'm trying to validate my own thoughts doesn't mean it's a worthless question.
For example, seeking opinions about the brake lines, I was leaning stainless because it wasn't that much more $$ upfront, and I never wanted to worry about it again- although a bit concerned about how stainless lines look because you can tell they don't look stock. But then JAMCAR223 mentioned about how he was doing his car and alluded to the fact that it wouldn't be seeing the same service as a daily anymore, so brake lines should last another 42 years. This pushed me the other way in leaning to stock looking steel lines. Once the car is done, it's not going to lead a daily driver life, so using stainless isn't a real concern. If I were daily driving, sure, stainless is one less worry. Once you get them seated.
And when I ask a question, it's because I want to know. All information is welcomed and when asking questions you should have an open mind. Let me sort out which I wish to believe or not. Some people know their craft, and some just think they do. It's like the guy that has 20 years of experience compared to the guy that has 1 year of experience 20 times. But yeah, when it turns out they're hit and run questioners, it can seem rather rude. We would all like to appreciate some feedback good or bad. Sometimes it is a validation in some ways but that goes for questioner and the ones who answer. Just because I'm trying to validate my own thoughts doesn't mean it's a worthless question.
For example, seeking opinions about the brake lines, I was leaning stainless because it wasn't that much more $$ upfront, and I never wanted to worry about it again- although a bit concerned about how stainless lines look because you can tell they don't look stock. But then JAMCAR223 mentioned about how he was doing his car and alluded to the fact that it wouldn't be seeing the same service as a daily anymore, so brake lines should last another 42 years. This pushed me the other way in leaning to stock looking steel lines. Once the car is done, it's not going to lead a daily driver life, so using stainless isn't a real concern. If I were daily driving, sure, stainless is one less worry. Once you get them seated.
I know what you mean and I like to sleep with my GP but it's rear always leaks a little in bed.... 🤔
A good friend of mine was asking me how to make some power out of the 350 in her 79 squarebody. I told her the fastest easiest way to make power is intake and exhaust. Intake, carb, headers, next step will be a cam to match.
Then she asked a guy she works with. He validated the intake side of things, but told her to stay far away from headers. All they do is leak and sound bad. You can never get them to seal.
When I heard this, I (tried to calmly) tell her that headers will seal if installed and maintained correctly for the first week or so. After A LOT of back and fourth between me and her other source, she bought some headers.
A month later her co-worker is in my store buying headers. I wanted to ask him for all my wasted breath back.
Then she asked a guy she works with. He validated the intake side of things, but told her to stay far away from headers. All they do is leak and sound bad. You can never get them to seal.
When I heard this, I (tried to calmly) tell her that headers will seal if installed and maintained correctly for the first week or so. After A LOT of back and fourth between me and her other source, she bought some headers.
A month later her co-worker is in my store buying headers. I wanted to ask him for all my wasted breath back.
Spoon and plug....problem solved! 😆
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