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comment by necroptosis
necroptosis  ·  1910 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: UTAH TRIP REPORT or: How I Learned Not To Hike Alone by Breaking My Leg

An honest question wouldn't have been prefaced with statements such as

    This is, like, the first rule of stepping outside of civilization: Don't go alone.
or
    Is it just young white dude hubris? Or were you trying to prove something?
An honest question wouldn't include
    against all the advice of people who do this a lot, and common sense
in the very question. You're leading someone to answer the question with guilt. I would absolutely consider this to be discouraging wording. I'd guess that this is why ButterflyEffect called your response "preaching and antagonizing". I personally agree with him.