• whaleross@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Grey rocking is the best strategy to get rid of all annoying people. Do not engage, do not give them any fuel, do not give them any satisfaction. Be as boring and unexciting as you can possibly be until they lose interest in you.

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      2 months ago

      Hmm… That is a good point. Seems like a risky experiment.

      The idea with this test setup is based on the idea that the result could potentially provide new information instead of just confirming what I already believe to be true. An inferior experiment would just involve mild flattery, but that can only result in confirmation bias instead of rejecting a hypothesis. Not my favorite type of experiment.

      I guess a more passive observational approach is the way to go in this case.