No one ever reads or watches what I recommend (that’s a lie, one person does). I usually don’t expect others to engage with my interests, I wouldn’t hold a grudge if they don’t. But it upsets me when this occurs in the event of exchanging recommendations with someone who ends up not reciprocating. This has happened on four separate occasions with different people. While I’d actually read the book, give my opinion and genuinely engage with them, they would postpone doing so and constantly make excuses until they think I’ve forgotten. One time I made a promise with a friend to watch a series of their choice and vice versa, guess who did and who didn’t (“My internet connection is so bad” you’re literally watching other shows as we speak…)

This begs the question: are my recommendations this bad? I’d like to put that to the test. Here are the recommendations in question:

  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    If you can find it in your heart at this point, this is a really good place to not take it personally. I have really good friends who never take my recommendations. There are all sorts of good recommendations for activities, media, business deals, and advice (solicited or otherwise) that we’re all ignoring all the time. Personally, as a rule of thumb, if someone asks to be taught something, I agree but don’t go out of my way until they follow up because the likelihood it falls through is that high.

    The whole schtick behind (good) sales is trying to push people into saying for themselves why it’s important that they get a product and why they want it. They make the process behind desire into a wretched sith-like art. "What’ll happen if you don’t watch Avatar and all your friends want to talk about it? deeper-sadness "

    Taking recommendations makes you a good friend. And it’s a special thing for those with eyes to see. Part of my career at the CIA monitoring leftists who post too good has been seeing people who would benefit (profit) easily and obviously who seem interested simply become unresponsive. We’ve had a dozen ideas fall through.