I’m not always good at detecting the underlying signals in communication, which doesn’t help. There’s a pattern I see, often in tech domains, where I will ask a very specific question, “How do I do X using Y and Z?”, and I will get men who reply with “Here’s how I would solve this problem,
Is this mainsplaining? Or perhaps just poor communication skills? I’d love to have a name for this pattern, because it seems so pervasive & bothers me. Thanks.